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Kerry arrives in Russia to push Putin on Ukraine crisis (AFP)
May12

Kerry arrives in Russia to push Putin on Ukraine crisis (AFP)

Sochi (Russia) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Russian resort of Sochi Tuesday for high stakes talks seeking to push President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...

Putin, Kerry to hold talks amid signs of easing tensions (AFP)
May12

Putin, Kerry to hold talks amid signs of easing tensions (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to hold talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, as signs emerge Moscow and the West may be ready for a detente after more than a year of tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Putin to host John Kerry for high-stakes Sochi talks (AFP)
May12

Putin to host John Kerry for high-stakes Sochi talks (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin is expected to host US Secretary of State John Kerry for talks in Sochi on Tuesday, in the first visit to Russia by the US top diplomat since the start of the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Putin to host US Secretary of State Kerry for high-stakes talks (AFP)
May11

Putin to host US Secretary of State Kerry for high-stakes talks (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin is expected Tuesday to host US Secretary of State John Kerry for crucial talks in Sochi amid tensions over Ukraine, during the top US diplomat’s first visit to Russia since the start of the crisis. …read more Source: The West...

Merkel gives Putin earful about Ukraine
May11

Merkel gives Putin earful about Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Moscow there is still no genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...

John Kerry to meet Putin in Sochi on Tuesday (AFP)
May11

John Kerry to meet Putin in Sochi on Tuesday (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for crucial talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over Ukraine, both sides said. …read more Source: The West...

John Kerry to meet with Putin in Russia (AFP)
May11

John Kerry to meet with Putin in Russia (AFP)

Washington (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry will head to Russia on Monday for his first visit in two years to meet President Vladimir Putin, as American ties with Moscow have plunged over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine port of Mariupol braces for war
May11

Ukraine port of Mariupol braces for war

Mariupol is waiting for war. An industrial hub of half a million people, the city sits on the fringe of Ukraine’s year-long insurgency which has killed more than 6000 people and ruined Russia’s ties with its Cold War foes. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine (AFP)
May10

Merkel says ‘still no ceasefire’ in east Ukraine (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said there was still no genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, as she paid a visit to Moscow to commemorate millions of Soviet soldiers and civilians who died in WWII. …read more Source: The West...

Merkel urges Russia cooperation after paying respects to WWII dead (AFP)
May10

Merkel urges Russia cooperation after paying respects to WWII dead (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for cooperation with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...