Section: Today (Singapore)
Germany’s Merkel willing to meet Putin on Ukraine but needs progress
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine crisis but no meeting has been set and progress needs to be made on the peace process, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday. “It… …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin says progress needed before Berlin meeting on Ukraine
GOA, India – A planned round of talks between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany in Berlin on the Ukrainian peace process will be possible only if experts make progress in dialogue, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday…. …read more Source:...
Britain, France seek more EU sanctions on Syria, Russia over Aleppo
BRUSSELS/PARIS – Britain and France are leading EU efforts to impose more sanctions on Syrians close to President Bashar al-Assad in response to the devastating bombing of Aleppo, diplomats said, signaling that Russians may eventually be added to the list. … …read more Source:...
Kremlin says too early to confirm Putin visit to Berlin
MOSCOW – The Kremlin is not yet ready to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a meeting with EU leaders for talks on the Ukraine crisis in Berlin on Oct. 19, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters on Wednesday…. …read more Source:...
Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia
BRUSSELS/ PARIS – Outraged by Russia’s intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union is now less likely to ease sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, diplomats say, and some in the bloc are raising the prospect of more punitive steps against the… …read more Source:...
‘Real progress’ needed for Ukraine summit to take place: French source
PARIS – A proposed summit on Oct. 19 between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to discuss the conflict in Ukraine can only take place if there is “real progress” on the key stumbling blocks in the coming days, a French diplomatic source said on Tuesday. … …read more Source:...
EU officials see sanctions against Russia over Ukraine continuing
BERLIN – European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Monday said it was important to remain in dialogue with Russia and not dismiss it as a pariah, but also to maintain pressure on Moscow over its actions in eastern Ukraine and Syria. Schulz… …read more Source:...
Ukraine military postpones withdrawal from town, cites rebel shelling
STANYTSA LUHANSKA, Ukraine – Ukraine’s military on Sunday postponed a planned parallel withdrawal with pro-Russian separatists from Stanytsa Luhanska, a town on the eastern frontline, saying rebels had disregarded the agreement by firing artillery at… …read more Source:...
Putin to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Paris on October 19: reports
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin will visit Paris on Oct. 19 to discuss the situation in Syria and Ukraine with his French counterpart Francois Hollande, Russian news agencies quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday. … …read more Source:...
Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States
MOSCOW – Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a countermeasure against Washington for imposing sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. The government also said it was… …read more Source:...
