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Turkey, Russia ministers set for first meet since plane downed
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G-20 Summit in Turkey. (AP file photo) Belgrade, Serbia | AFP – The top diplomats of Turkey and Russia were set to meet for the first time since Ankara shot down one of Moscow’s warplanes as dozens of foreign ministers gathered in Belgrade on...
Kerry urges NATO allies to ‘step up’ fight against IS
US Secretary of State John KerryAFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN Brussels, Belgium | AFP – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday urged NATO allies to intensify the fight against the Islamic State as Washington leads the military campaign against the extremist group. “I called on every NATO ally to step up support in the fight against Daesh (IS),...
Russia breaches nuclear missile treaty; US seeks response
WASHINGTON, United States — Faced with rising pressure from Congress, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday that the Obama administration is pursuing ways to counter Russia’s violation of a key arms control treaty, but actions will be rolled into a broader response to Kremlin aggression in Ukraine and other parts of the world. The U.S. […]...
Obama tells Russia, Turkey to focus on IS
LE BOURGET: US President Barack Obama led calls Tuesday for Turkey and Russia to end their dispute over the downing of a Russian fighter jet and focus instead on the real enemy — Islamic State jihadists. It came as Obama’s Pentagon chief said the US would increasingly rely on special operations forces to battle IS fighters in Iraq and...
Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jet
The coffin of the pilot killed when Turkey shot down a Russian jet is carried to a Turkish Air Force Cargo Aircraft, before being handed over to Russia, on the tarmac of the Hatay Airport in Hatay, Turkey, November 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats on...
Russia-Turkey war of words escalates over downed warplane
MOSCOW, Russia — Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Russia not to “play with fire”. A file picture taken on October 3, 2015 shows a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber taking off from the Hmeimim airbase in the Syrian province of...
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin walks past honor guards as he attends a ceremony to receive diplomatic credentials from foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable...
Russia strikes back at Turkey with economic sanctions
MOSCOW — Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties, and scrapping major investment projects. Since the plane was shot down on the Syria-Turkey border, Russia has already restricted tourism, left Turkish trucks stranded at the border and confiscated large quantities of...
Russia sanctions could end if it meets Ukraine pledges—French PM
France said Wednesday sanctions against Russia could be lifted if Moscow fulfills its pledges to bring peace to Ukraine, hours after Kiev closed its airspace to its neighbor’s airlines and Russia said it would stop delivering gas. The post Russia sanctions could end if it meets Ukraine pledges—French PM appeared first on Inquirer News....
Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes its airspace
Tensions between Moscow and Kiev ratcheted up further Wendesday as Ukraine decided to stop buying any more gas from Russia and closed its airspace to its giant eastern neighbors’ airlines. The post Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes its airspace appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
