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    Russia’s Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan: Media
    Dec13

    Russia’s Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan: Media

    December 13, 2016 3:43 PMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday (Dec 13). …read more Source: The Straits...

    No call for EU sanctions against Russia on Syria: Mogherini
    Dec12

    No call for EU sanctions against Russia on Syria: Mogherini

    December 13, 2016 2:03 AMBRUSSELS (AFP, REUTERS) – The EU has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Syria, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday ahead of a leaders’ summit this week. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Russia says Ukrainian missile drills are ‘dangerous precedent’
    Dec01

    Russia says Ukrainian missile drills are ‘dangerous precedent’

    December 01, 2016 6:10 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS, AFP) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday (Dec 1) Ukrainian missile tests near Crimea were a “dangerous precedent,” Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Maintaining the calm after the storm
    Nov22

    Maintaining the calm after the storm

    November 23, 2016 5:00 AMUkrainian National Guard members walking past a woman wearing a colourful costume as they patrolled near Independence Square in Kiev yesterday, following a night of violence by activists of some far-right Ukrainian parties. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Ukraine investing attacks by far-right activists on Russian bank, office of pro-Kremlin politician
    Nov22

    Ukraine investing attacks by far-right activists on Russian bank, office of pro-Kremlin politician

    November 22, 2016 8:31 PMKIEV (AFP) – Kiev police said on Tuesday (Nov 22) they were investigating an attack by far-right activists on a Russian bank and the office of a Ukrainian politician who is close friends with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Obama assures EU leaders that Trump won’t break up alliance at Nato meeting
    Nov18

    Obama assures EU leaders that Trump won’t break up alliance at Nato meeting

    November 18, 2016 10:08 PMBERLIN (REUTERS) – US President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday (Nov 18) underscored the importance of working together in Nato and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko appeals to Trump for support against ‘Russian aggression’ in telephone call
    Nov16

    Ukraine’s Poroshenko appeals to Trump for support against ‘Russian aggression’ in telephone call

    November 16, 2016 12:15 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Mr Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect. …read more Source: The Straits...

    Punches thrown in Ukrainian parliament as MPs get personal
    Nov15

    Punches thrown in Ukrainian parliament as MPs get personal

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    Americans don safety pins in solidarity against intolerance after Donald Trump win
    Nov13

    Americans don safety pins in solidarity against intolerance after Donald Trump win

    November 13, 2016 10:48 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – People have long used ribbons, flowers, colours or badges to symbolise political causes, from the carnations of Portugal’s 1974 revolution to the orange ribbons of Ukraine’s 2004 revolution to the gel wristbands now worn to promote almost any charity. …read more Source: The...

    Luxury watches, millions in cash, property and a Picasso painting revealed as Ukranian officials disclose assets
    Nov02

    Luxury watches, millions in cash, property and a Picasso painting revealed as Ukranian officials disclose assets

    November 02, 2016 12:05 PMKIEV (AFP) – A luxury watch collection, millions of dollars in cash and a Picasso painting are just several items listed on Ukraine officials’ income and asset declarations, shocking a country vowing to curb corruption. …read more Source: The Straits...