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Macron to discuss Ukraine next week with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine on Monday to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, his office said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
US Special Representative for Ukraine Visiting Donbass to Meet with Affected by Russian Aggression
United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker will travel to eastern Ukraine on July 21 to meet with those who have been affected by Russian aggression and to discuss the importance of security and safety for all Ukrainians, … …read more Source:...
CPJ and rights groups call on President Poroshenko to prioritize Pavel Sheremet murder case
CPJ today joined seven other media rights organizations–all part of the Council of Europe’s Platform to protect journalism and promote the safety of journalists–in signing a joint letter to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The letter calls on the president to ensure … …read more Source:...
US General Ben Hodges Says Allies Worry Russian War Game May Be ‘Trojan Horse’
BERLIN — U.S. allies in eastern Europe and Ukraine are worried that Russia’s planned war games in September could be a “Trojan horse” aimed at leaving behind military equipment brought into Belarus, the U.S. Army’s top general in Europe said on … …read more Source:...
Armen Ashotyan: Bako Sahakyan must not be compared with Aliyev – head of Azerbaijan constantly walks with security, and President of Artsakh does not have
ArmInfo.. Today there are no economic or political bases for Armenia’s withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union. This opinion was expressed in the interview with journalists by the deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, head of the parliamentary commission on foreign affairs Armen Ashotyan, referring to the statement...
In rebel-held Ukraine, activists struggle to stem HIV spread
DONETSK: As clashes drag on in east Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed rebels, health activist Natalia Gurova is fighting another battle of her own. Gurova manages a project in her insurgent-controlled home city of Lugansk handing out clean syringes and condoms to drug-users and sex workers who are most at risk from HIV and...
U.S. special envoy to visit eastern Ukraine
51 min 49 sec agoWASHINGTON – The envoy tapped to lead U.S. …read more Source:...
Siemens scales back Russian ops over Crimea turbines
FRANKFURT AM MAIN (AFP) – German industrial conglomerate Siemens said Friday it would scale back its Russia operations after confirming gas turbines it sold to companies there had been diverted to Ukraines Russian-annexed Crimea region in breach of sanctions.All four gas turbines that were delivered in the summer of 2016… have since...
U.S. fines Exxon $2 million over Ukraine-related sanctions breaches
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States on Thursday hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a $2 million fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions at a time when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was still in charge of the company. The Treasury Department said Exxon had business dealings with Igor Sechin, president … …read more Source:...
Russian war game may be ‘Trojan horse’, says US general
BERLIN: US allies in eastern Europe and Ukraine are worried that Russia’s planned war games in September could be a “Trojan horse” aimed at leaving behind military equipment brought into Belarus, the US Army’s top general in Europe said on Thursday. Russia has sought to reassure NATO that the military exercises will respect...
