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US calls Putin visit to Georgia separatist region ‘inappropriate’
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday criticised a visit by President Vladimir Putin to the Russian-backed Abkhazia region of Georgia, calling it “inappropriate.” In 2008, Russia and Georgia fought a brief war over the region, which Putin visited on Tuesday, the anniversary of the start of the fighting. “The United States...
FBI raided former Trump campaign manager’s home in Russia probe
WASHINGTON: A July FBI raid on the Virginia home of President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, confirmed on Wednesday, showed that a federal investigation of possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 US election was intensifying. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents executed a search warrant at...
Ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort’s home raided in Russia probe
WASHINGTON: FBI agents seized documents in a raid on a home of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort last month as the explosive probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election gains pace. A Manafort spokesman confirmed the raid, which the Washington Post described as a pre-dawn search of Manafort’s Alexandria, Virginia home...
American political experts think that Russia wants to have the main role in Karabakh settlement issue
ArmInfo. Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not yet attracted the attention of US President Donald Trump’s administration, but in the next few months the situation may change, “Atlantic Council analyst, former ambassador of America to Ukraine John Herbst, said in the Voice of America program. According to him, at the moment, a possible...
Analyst: Participation of Armenia in NATO trainings evidences the need to deepen cooperation with West in security sphere
ArmInfo. Participation of Armenia in NATO trainings taking place in Georgia is dictated by the need to deepen cooperation with the West in the field of security. The director of Center for Regional Studies Richard Kirakosyan expressed this opinion to ArmInfo. The NATO trainings Noble Partner 2017 Worthy Partner – 2017, which was held on the...
Tourism cooperation to be strengthened between Pakistan and Ukraine: Ukrainian ambassador
ISLAMABAD (AFP): Ukrainian Ambassador Volodymyr Lakomov and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and step up tourism cooperation between the two countries. In a meeting on Tuesday, Lakomov informed the PTDC MD that he had visited numerous places in...
Azerbaijani cyclist ranks third in Ukraine
Azerbaijani cyclist Elchin Asadov has claimed a bronze medal at the Tour de Ribas in Odessa, Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian man survives 3 days at sea on inflatable water toy
A Ukrainian man was rescued after drifting on an inflatable water toy in the Black Sea for three days, local media reported Tuesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Indonesia to barter palm oil, coffee for Russian fighter jets
JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it would trade palm oil, coffee and tea for Russian fighter jets, saying it wanted to capitalize on international sanctions on Moscow as Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due to arrive for a visit. Indonesia and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange 11 Russian-made Sukhoi fighters for key...
Indonesia to barter palm oil, coffee for Russian fighter jets
JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it would trade palm oil, coffee and tea for Russian fighter jets, saying it wanted to capitalise on international sanctions on Moscow as Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due to arrive for a visit. Indonesia and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange 11 Russian-made Sukhoi fighters for key...
