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Putin-Trump phone call expected on Saturday – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to speak by telephone this Saturday, the Kremlin said, a first step towards what Trump has billed as a normalisation of relations after three years of tensions sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine demands say in any Russia-US talks to end conflict on its territory
Ukraine must have a say in any deal struck between Russia and the United States aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine, its deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive – Germany nears decision to beef up short-range air defences: sources
Germany is nearing a decision to replace its ageing short-range air defence systems and help fill a gap that has caused concern among NATO members after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, two sources familiar with the issue said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says Russian sanctions must stay, rejects talk of Trump deal
Ukraine’s president said on Tuesday world powers should keep sanctions on Russia, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to consider reducing the penalties if Moscow proved a useful ally. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says sanctions against Russia not linked to Middle East
There is no link between the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East regarding the U.S.’s economic sanctions on Russia, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian MPs demand probe into former pilot Savchenko, allege treason
Ukrainian lawmakers called on Wednesday for an investigation into what they say are anti-Ukrainian actions by Nadiya Savchenko, a helicopter navigator who returned to Ukraine to a hero’s welcome last year after being held in a Russian jail. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s power outage was a cyber attack – Ukrenergo
A power blackout in Ukraine’s capital Kiev last month was caused by a cyber attack and investigators are trying to trace other potentially infected computers and establish the source of the breach, utility Ukrenergo told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev power outage in Dec was cyber attack – Ukrenergo
A power blackout in Ukraine’s capital Kiev last month was caused by a cyber attack and investigators are trying to trace other potentially infected computers and establish the source of the breach, utility Ukrenergo told Reuters in emailed comments on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko says Ukrainians at risk of losing faith in EU path
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukrainians risked becoming disillusioned with Ukraine’s pro-European path if there are further delays to plans to cement its closer integration with the European Union. …read more Source: Channel...
Serbia wants to annex part of Kosovo using ‘Crimea model’ – president
Serbia plans to seize a slice of northern Kosovo just as Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014, Kosovo’s president told Reuters on Monday, as the two Balkan neighbours trade accusations of wanting to ignite a new regional war. …read more Source: Channel...
