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Ukraine crisis: Leaders plan new Minsk peace talks
As Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are set to meet for another round of talks, German chancellor Merkel says she may fail in her last-ditch attempt to ease Ukraine crisis but says it is worth the effort The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France aim to meet in Belarus’s capital Minsk on Wednesday to discuss a peace plan for...
Washington cozying up to New Delhi
It takes two to tango and perhaps in this case, three Prime Minister Nareandra Modi must be regretting that he invited President Barack Obama for the Republic Day. The latter made no secret of demolishing the Bhartiya Janata Party’s ‘ghar wapsi’ slogan and the other programmes related to Hindutva ideology. He reminded India of its...
Economy deteriorates as conflict rages in Ukraine
KIEV- A crippling financial crisis in Ukraine is turning the clock back to the 1990s, when people kept dollars in their socks rather than at banks and smuggled cars to sell them on the black market and avoid the tax man. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, leaving the command economy in tatters, many in the newly independent republics such...
John Kerry denies split between U.S. and Europe
Munich- Secretary of State John Kerry denied on Sunday that a split has emerged between Washington and Europe over how to handle Russia, after leading U.S. senators sharply criticized Germany and other countries who oppose sending arms to the Ukraine military. “Let me assure everybody there is no division, there is no split – I hear people...
West presses Putin to back ‘last-chance’ Ukraine peace bid
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday to prove he wants peace in Ukraine, warning both sides a new Franco-German peace drive may be a last chance to stop all-out war.In a dramatic gesture at a gathering of world leaders in Germany, Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko brandished...
Ukraine crisis will not be solved by mly means: Merkel
MUNICH, Germany: Angela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last Septembe …read more Source: The News...
Afghanistan not on NATO meeting agenda
KABUL (Khaama Press): The war in Afghanistan was not included in NATO defense ministers meeting for the first time in 13 years. The NATO defense ministers gathered in NATO HQ on Thursday to discuss issues being faced by the alliance including the threat of Islamic extremists and the Russian-backed separatists battling Ukraine’s government...
Austria opposes arming Ukrainian government forces
VIENNA (AFP) – Austria opposes arming the Ukrainian government in their fight against rebels in the east of the country, Chancellor Werner Faymann was quoted as saying Saturday.I do not believe military action is the way to resolve conflict. I am opposed to sending arms, Faymann told the Kurier daily in an interview.Calls have been growing...
Football: Guardiola demands more despite Bayern win
BERLIN (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has demanded leaders Bayern Munich improve despite picking up their first win of 2015 to stay eight points clear in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at Stuttgart.Huub Stevens Stuttgart dropped to the bottom of the league following their home defeat while Guardiolas defending champions stayed on course for a third...
‘Time running out’ for Ukraine resolution: France
MASSERET (AFP) – An aide to French President Francois Hollande warned Saturday that time is running out in the search for a resolution to the crisis in Ukraine.On Sunday we will see whether we can move towards a conclusion. If it is not resolved tomorrow (Sunday), we will continue the discussions for as long as necessary, but we dont have...
