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Putin rejects US claim Russia breaking arms treaty
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed US claims Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, as a senior general lashed out at Washington’s attempts to “contain” Moscow. The tense rhetoric comes a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would withdraw from the...
Putin threatens to develop nuclear missiles banned by US-Russia treaty
MOSCOW: A defiant Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement.The latest spike in tensions came a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would withdraw from a major Cold War...
Moscow dismisses ‘groundless’ US claim Russia breaching arms treaty
MOSCOW: Moscow on Wednesday dismissed US claims that Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, from which Washington is planning to withdraw.“Groundless accusations are again being repeated,“ foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared Russia in...
Putin rejects US claim Russia breaking arms treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP pic)MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed US claims Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, as a senior general lashed out at Washington’s attempts to “contain” Moscow. The tense rhetoric comes a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said...
Caught in Russia-Ukraine storm: a cargo ship and tonnes of grain
When the Island Bay cargo ship arrived from Beirut at the Kerch Strait, gateway to the Azov Sea, it sailed into a perfect storm of geopolitics and bad weather. …read more Source:...
Moscow dismisses ‘groundless’ US claim Russia breaching arms treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP pic)MOSCOW: Moscow on Wednesday dismissed US claims that Russia is violating a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, from which Washington is planning to withdraw. “Groundless accusations are again being repeated,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, after US Secretary of State...
Russia holds drills in Black Sea region amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is holding naval and surface-to-air missile drills in the Black Sea region amid tensions with Ukraine and the West over the capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews off the coast of Crimea last month. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine council to meet on Dec 15 to form independent church – president
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian church council will meet on Dec. 15 in order to create an independent Orthodox church and elect its leader, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine President calls on West for more sanctions against Russia
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Germany looks beyond Merkel as party elects successor
BERLIN: A knife-edge vote Friday will determine Angela Merkel’s successor as head of her party after 18 years at the helm, with the German chancellor’s own political fate and legacy on the line.Merkel, the European Union’s most powerful leader, stunned observers in October with the announcement following a state election setback...
