Section: France
Crimea ceremonies mark two years since Russian annexation
It is the second anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Moscow. President Vladimir Putin is in Crimea to check progres on the construction of… …read more Source:...
Crimea annexation may weigh heavily on Russia: experts
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Crimea to mark the two-year anniversary since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. The visit comes as some experts are warning that Russia could pay a heavy financial price for the annexation in the long run. …read more Source: Radio France...
Kerry meets European foreign ministers in Paris ahead of Syria truce talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Paris Sunday to discuss Syria, Yemen, Ukraine and migration with European foreign ministers. The meeting comes ahead of UN-sponsored Syria peace talks in Geneva with Bashar al-Assad’s government declaring that calls for the president’s departure were a “red line” and the opposition...
Ukrainian pilot held in Russia relaxes dry hunger strike
A Ukrainian pilot being held in Russia has relaxed her dry hunger strike. Nadiya Savchenko, who is accused of murdering two Russian journalists, is… …read more Source:...
Ukraine still suffering from Chernobyl fallout
According to scientific tests on behalf of Greenpeace, 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, people are still exposed to high levels… …read more Source:...
Protesters call for release of Ukrainian pilot from Russian jail
A Ukrainian pilot has given a message of defiance to a Russian court, holding up her middle finger to the judges as she shouted “Here is my last… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko remains defiant
A Ukrainian pilot has given a message of defiance to a Russian court, holding up her middle finger to the judges as she shouted “Here is my last… …read more Source:...
Kyiv protests Russian trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko
Some 2,000 people have taken part in a rally in Kyiv’s Independence Square, “calling for the release of a Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
Talks in Paris fail to make progress on implementing a peace deal in eastern Ukraine
Talks in Paris aimed at getting the fragile “Minsk peace… …read more Source:...
Germany and France demand more reforms from Kyiv ahead of key talks
The foreign ministers of France and Germany are in Ukraine to urge Kyiv to continue on its reformist path. German, French foreign ministers… …read more Source:...
