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Russia sanctions must be tied to progress on Ukraine peace – Gabriel
PARIS (Reuters) – Germany and France agree that any moves to lift sanctions against Russia must be tied to progress in the peace process for eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Top Russian official says Putin-Trump call will be positive
MOSCOW: Influential Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev says Moscow has high hopes for a scheduled telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. “Everything will be positive,” Patrushev said Saturday, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. He is the secretary of Russia’s...
May’s mission to woo Trump a success, but makes some uneasy
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Theresa May went to Washington, and President Donald Trump extended the hand of friendship. Literally. May left Washington after a 24-hour visit as Saturday’s British newspapers splashed front-page photos of the two leaders touching hands as they walked at the White House before a strikingly collegial news...
Top Russian official says Putin-Trump call will be positive
Moscow, Jan 28 (AP) Influential Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev says Moscow has high hopes for a scheduled telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. “Everything will be positive,” Patrushev said Saturday, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. He is the secretary of...
Trump plays down talk of lifting Russia sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Friday played down talk that he might quickly lift sanctions on Russia, as he stepped onto the global stage alongside Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. Britain is a strong supporter of maintaining international pressure on Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine, and Trump took a cautious line at their first...
Fears grow over jihadist cyber threat
LILLE, France: Jihadists have yet to shut down a power grid, paralyse a transport network or banking system or take over a key industrial site from afar, but experts say the threat of such a cyber attack should be taken seriously. Analysts fear that while extremist groups may not have the necessary skills themselves, they could hire someone else...
Uzbekistan, Ukraine sign $7 mln export deals
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‘Rumors circulate that Azerbaijan set a goal to occupy Sarsang reservoir in April:’ Armen Vardanyan
A day before, the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed the Head of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE, Volodymyr Ariev’s report “Attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe.” Paragraph 9 of the … …read more Source:...
Trump says he is only in early stages of considering lifting Russia sanctions
British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump gesture towards each other during their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, US, on January 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift US sanctions on Russia, as...
Fears grow over jihadist cyber threat
LILLE: Jihadists have yet to shut down a power grid, paralyse a transport network or banking system or take over a key industrial site from afar, but experts say the threat of such a cyber attack should be taken seriously. Analysts fear that while extremist groups may not have the necessary skills themselves, they could hire someone else to wreak...
