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Turkey launches work on $10 bn pipeline to pump Azeri gas to Europe
ANKARA (AFP) – Turkey and Azerbaijan on Tuesday formally began construction on a new gas pipeline costing $10 billion which will pump gas from the vast Azerbaijani Shah Deniz 2 field across Anatolia to Turkish and EU consumers.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Georgian President Giorgi...
Russia to send new missiles to Baltic exclave on maneuvers
MOSCOW (AP) -Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles to its westernmost Baltic exclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games intended to showcase the nations resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine.The Iskander missiles will be sent to the Kaliningrad region that...
Kremlin spokesman says Crimea is a region of Russian Federation, there should be no question of its handing back to Ukraine.
Russia has ruled out handing back Crimea to Ukraine. A Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told media in Moscow that Crimea is a region of Russian Federation and there should be no question of its handing back to Ukraine. Russia’s Parliament approved annexation of Crimea on March 21 last year after residents of the Peninsula supported the move...
EU warns of Russian military buildup in Crimea
BRUSSELS – The EU warned Monday of a continued Russian military build-up in Crimea as it condemned Moscow’s “illegal annexation” of the peninsula from Ukraine one year ago. Diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said the 28-nation bloc was also deeply concerned at the deterioration of human rights, demanding free access for outside...
Putin laughs off ‘rumours’ over his 10-day absence
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed days of frenzied rumours over his health and whereabouts as he reappeared in public after an unusually long 10-day absence.The feverish speculation fuelled by social media saw all eyes turn to an otherwise unexceptional meeting planned between Putin and the leader...
With pomp and no regrets, Crimea celebrates choice to join Russia
SEVASTOPOL (AFP) – Crimea kicked off celebrations that will see fireworks and concerts on Monday to mark a year since a controversial vote to join Russia that the West blasted as an illegal takeover.The annexation of Ukraines Black Sea peninsula however won President Vladimir Putin huge acclaim at home and Moscow is pulling out all the...
US intelligence agencies claim that Russian tanks and artillery are crossing into Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has termed the US plans to send weapons to Ukraine for fighting pro-Russian rebels as a direct hit against a Minsk peace agreement. The US intelligence agencies claim that Russian tanks and artillery are crossing into Ukraine. Moscow denies the claims. …read more Source: Radio...
Pakistan tops Asian countries in Chinese arms imports: study
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – China has eased ahead of Germany and France to become the worlds number three arms exporter after the United States and Russia, a Stockholm-based think-tank said Monday.The volume of the multi-billion dollar world arms trade rose 16 percent during the period 2010 to 2014 over the previous five years, the Stockholm...
No compromise with Russia over Ukraine sanctions: EU chief
LONDON (AFP) – The European Union must not compromise with Russia over sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis, the blocs chief Donald Tusk said in an interview Monday.Tusk said that a failure to uphold the sanctions until Ukraine regains control of its border with Russia could strain relations with the US.He added that it was either...
Pakistan largest importer of Chinese arms: study
STOCKHOLM: China has eased ahead of Germany and France to become the world’s number three arms exporter after the United States and Russia, a Stockholm-based think-tank said Monday. The volume of the multi-billion dollar world arms trade rose 16 per cent during the period 2010 to 2014 over the previous five years, the Stockholm...
