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U.S. and Russian ministries must restore direct links – Russian diplomat | Reuters
MOSCOW One of Russia’s top diplomats said on Monday that government ministries in the United States and Russia should restore direct communications channels with each other as part of a first step to rebuild bilateral ties.U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have both said they would like to try to mend...
Frontline town in Ukraine gets breathing space after worst shelling in months
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A week-long surge in violence in and around the government-held town of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine appeared to be winding down on Monday, as schools reopened and power and water supplies resumed following the worst clashes in months. …read more Source: The...
Russia says it disagrees with Trump’s assessment of Iran as ?number one terrorist state?
The Kremlin said on Monday it did not agree with US President Donald Trump’s assessment of Iran as “the number one terrorist state” and wanted to deepen what it described as already good ties with Tehran. The Kremlin was responding to comments Trump made to Fox News in an interview aired at the weekend in which he complained...
Kiev appeals to Baku for military supplies
This year, Baku will hold a meeting of the Azerbaijani-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission on military and technical cooperation, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko said on February 6. …read more Source:...
Republicans seek distance from Trump’s comments on Putin, US
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the Palm Beach Central High School Band as they play for their arrival at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Photo: AP WEST PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump has long expressed a desire for improved relations with Moscow, but his latest comments...
Better business environment to give more opportunities, Ukrainian expert
ASTANA. KAZINFORM – A closer attention to improvement of business environment and support of mass entrepreneurship among population will give extensive opportunities to small and medium businesses for growth will raise the life quality of Kazakhstan citizens, said Director of the Department of Ukrainian Trade and Industrial Chamber Vitaliy...
EU says Ukraine rivals must stick by Minsk accords
BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday insisted all parties must fully implement the Minsk ceasefire accords to restore peace in Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump stoked fresh concerns he could take a softer line on Russia. Trump repeated over the weekend he wanted to work with President Vladimir Putin to fight the Islamic State group, and drew fire...
Russia hopes that during Austrian Chairmanship OSCE will pay proper attention to settlement of conflicts in OSCE space, Lavrov says
ArmInfo.Russia hopes that during Austria’s OSCE Chairmanship, the OSCE will pay proper attention to settlement of conflicts in the OSCE space, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says in an interview with Profil Weekly (Austria). The minister hopes that the OSCE will keep actively contributing to the peace process for settlement of the...
US President, NATO Secretary General discuss conflict settlement in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed issues related the cooperation within NATO and the settlement of conflict in Ukraine during a phone conversation. …read more Source:...
Pence: Trump administration ‘watching’ Russia
Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration is “watching” Russia and “very troubled” by its violation of a ceasefire in Ukraine last week. CNN reports. It was the latest of a series of mixed messages from the White House … …read more Source:...
