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German troops bulk up Nato-led force in Lithuania
Feb08

German troops bulk up Nato-led force in Lithuania

RUKLA, Lithuania: Several hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational Nato battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance’s effort to beef up its eastern flank. The battalion is one of four Nato is providing on a rotational basis to Lithuania and three other countries in light of a...

Russia says US idea of revising Iranian nuclear deal too risky
Feb07

Russia says US idea of revising Iranian nuclear deal too risky

MOSCOW: Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday it would be too risky for the United States to try to reopen a nuclear deal with Iran, the Interfax news agency reported. “Don’t try to fix what is not broken,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying in an interview with the agency.Earlier, the Kremlin said it did not agree...

EU vows to stick to Russia sanctions despite Trump’s bid for dtente
Feb07

EU vows to stick to Russia sanctions despite Trump’s bid for dtente

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will keep sanctions on Russia until Moscow drops its support for the separatist rebellion in Ukraine, foreign ministers said on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump promises better ties with the Kremlin.The EU appears determined to maintain a united front on foreign policy goals that are at odds...

Russia says it disagrees with Trump’s assessment of Iran as ?number one terrorist state?
Feb06

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...

Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
Feb06

Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin

PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump — now two weeks into his four-year term — showed no signs of yielding to demands from within his own Republican Party to distance himself from...

Tennis: Svitolina claims Taiwan Open title
Feb06

Tennis: Svitolina claims Taiwan Open title

TAIPEI (AFP) – Top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine won the Taiwan Open on Sunday after beating Chinas Shuai Peng in a convincing victory.The world ranked number 13 defeated her opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, clinching her fifth WTA singles title.The Ukrainian, who had been struggling with flu since arriving in Taipei, played a tough...

Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
Feb05

Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin

PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump drew fire from Republicans and Democrats alike Sunday, after he defended a softer stance on Russia, playing down political assassinations and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump — now two weeks into his four-year term — showed no signs of yielding to demands from within his own Republican Party...

Trump says US will work to restore peace in Ukraine
Feb05

Trump says US will work to restore peace in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko the United States will work to restore peace along the border with Russia. “We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the border,” Trump said in a White House statement on Saturday. Renewed violence has...

Bloodied Ukrainian town waits for guns to fall silent
Feb05

Bloodied Ukrainian town waits for guns to fall silent

KIEV: Workers on Saturday struggled to restore power to a flashpoint Ukrainian town as a deadline loomed for government forces and rebels to pull back their weapons after surging violence killed dozens. Ukrainian officials and Russian-backed insurgents say the fighting that began on Sunday has killed 35 people in the eastern war zone — a...

In pictures: First 15 days of Trump
Feb04

In pictures: First 15 days of Trump

DAY 1 / JANUARY 20: President Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States and pledged to end what he called an “American carnage” of rusted factories and crime in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry. Striking a defiant tone, Trump said American workers have been devastated by the...