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Germany calls for immediate release of Ukrainian pilot
Berlin called on Moscow Wednesday to immediately release a Ukrainian pilot currently on trial in Russia, saying her continued detention is against a peace deal aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.“The trial against Savchenko violates the spirit and letter of the Minsk agreement, we are therefore making a joint call with our partners for the...
Russia bans proposed over Ukrainian pilot
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius says five European countries have suggested sanctions against Russian officials involved in the trial of the Ukrainian military pilot, Nadia Savchenko.”Officials directly involved in this fabricated case must face consequences. We see that protests, letters and statements have failed to bring...
Numerous states willing to develop trade ties with Iran: Vice President
First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that numerous states are willing to develop trade and economic ties with Iran.According to IRNA, Jahangiri made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Genadi Zobkov. He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to develop economic cooperation with...
Protesters in Ukraine attack Russian embassy over detained pilot
Hundreds of angry protesters in Ukraine have attacked the Russian embassy, calling for the release of a Ukrainian hunger-striking chopper pilot who has been in Russia’s custody for nearly two years.Outraged by Moscow’s refusal to free Nadiya Savchenko, demonstrators rallied in front of the Russian embassy in the capital Kiev early on...
Paris talks on Ukraine yield no results
The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have failed to reach an agreement on resolving the ongoing crisis in east Ukraine.According to Press TV, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin along with French and German foreign ministers in the French capital, Paris, on Thursday to discuss the...
Hungary PM rules out automatic extension of EU’s anti-Russia sanctions
Economic sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia over its alleged role in the crisis in eastern Ukraine would not be extended automatically, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says.Addressing Hungarian ambassadors in the capital, Budapest, on Monday, Orban said the EU is expected to hold discussions about whether Moscow has...
Ukraine military forces shell Donetsk airport, Luhansk
The Ukrainian army has shelled the airport in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) in violation of a shaky truce in the eastern regions of Ukraine. “The Ukrainian army opened fire on the airport at about 10 p.m. The shelling stopped at 11...
Sri Lanka, Iran talks on economic cooperation begin in Colombo
Iran, eager to resume trade relations with the world after the illegal US and EU sanctions lifted earlier this year, has initiated talks on economic corporation with Sri Lanka with the visit of Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian to Colombo. According to Colombo Page, in its first bilateral discussions with Sri Lanka, held yesterday in Colombo, Iran...
British prime minister warns on Brexit risks
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned on Monday that a vote to leave the EU would risk Britain’s economic and national security, as uncertainty over the outcome of the June referendum sent the pound plunging.In a speech to the House of Commons, the Conservative leader launched a barely-veiled attack on London’s Mayor Boris...
Russia seeking to fly hi-tech surveillance planes over US
Russia is about to formally request permission from the US to fly surveillance planes with highly advanced cameras over the country, a move that has already alarmed American intelligence and military officials.Russian and the US are both signatories to the 34-member Open Skies Treaty, which allows member countries to fly unarmed surveillance...
