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Kerry to meet Russia’s Lavrov on Aug 26 to discuss Syria, Ukraine – US official
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva on Aug. 26 to discuss the conflict in Syria and the Ukraine crisis, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin says Putin, Merkel, Hollande to meet to discuss Ukraine on September 4-5 at G20
The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed to meet to discuss the situation in Ukraine on September 4-5 in China on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Slovak leader Fico, critic of Russia sanctions, to visit Moscow
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has called for the West to lift sanctions on Russia, will meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, a spokeswoman said. …read more Source: Channel...
FBI probes possible US ties to corruption by former Ukraine president – CNN
The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are investigating possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine, including the work of firms headed by political operatives Paul Manafort and Tony Podesta, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple U.S. law enforcement officials. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko discuss surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine – White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and both leaders expressed concern over a recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is fighting pro-Russian separatists, the White House said. …read more Source: Channel...
FBI probing possible US ties to corruption by former Ukraine president – CNN
The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are investigating possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine, including the work of firms headed by political operatives Paul Manafort and Tony Podesta, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple U.S. law enforcement officials. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin flies into Crimea amid war games and tension
Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday a day after staging war games there, and said he hoped Ukraine would see “common sense” when it came to resolving a diplomatic crisis over the peninsula. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin says hopes Ukraine sees common sense in diplomatic crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday and said he hoped Ukraine would see common sense when it came to resolving a diplomatic crisis with Russia sparked by allegations of a terror plot on the peninsula. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukrainian MP offers more details on alleged payments to Trump campaign chief
A Ukrainian lawmaker on Friday divulged more details of what he said were payments made to Donald Trump’s campaign chief in the U.S. presidential race by the political party of the Kremlin-backed former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel sees no end to EU sanctions against Russia
There is no reason to lift the European Union’s sanctions against Russia as Moscow has not fulfilled all of its commitments under the Minsk peace plan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
