Section: Radio France internationale (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...
INTERNATIONAL REPORT: Stalemate after Minsk II agreement
Ukrainian deputies attend a session of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko At the Minsk summit 12 months ago French President Hollande, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Poroshenko with German Chancellor Merkel agreed to a packaged peace deal that was …read more Source: Radio France...
INTERNATIONAL REPORT: Civilians see no end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine
Workers clean debris on a monument that was partly damaged in an explosion in Donetsk. Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko Exactly one year ago the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine met in the Bielorussian capital to sign the Minsk II Agreement. The …read more Source: Radio France...
FRANCE – RUSSIA -UKRAINE: Ukraine asks French TV channel not to show documentary on far-right militias
0 A French documentary on the influence of far-right militias in the Ukraine conflict has caused a storm with the Ukrainian embassy in France asking TV channel Canal+ not to broadcast it. The programme The Masks of the Revolution gave a …read more Source: Radio France...
FRANCE: Two French teenagers, Ukrainian man die in French Alps avalanche
0 Two French teenagers on a school trip and a Ukrainian man have died in an avalanche while skiing in the French Alps. Three other people were seriously injured in the avalanche, which took place on Wednesday afternoon. …read more Source: Radio France...
FRANCE – RUSSIE – ITALIE: French MPs slam renewed EU sanctions on Russia visit
0 A group of French opposition MPs wrapped up a two-day visit to Moscow on Friday, the fourth such trip this year.Thierry Mariani, from the right-wing Republicans, headed the delegation. He reiterated his hostile stance to European Union sanctions against …read more Source: Radio France...
BOXING: World heavyweight champ Tyson Fury stripped of title
0 British heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of one his world titles, less than two weeks after winning it. On 28 November Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko on points, taking the Ukrainian’s WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts. …read more Source: Radio France...
USA – UKRAINE – RUSSIA: Biden visits Kiev to calm Ukrainian fears over Russia relations thaw
0 US Vice-President Joe Biden is in Ukraine this week for the fourth time since protests ousted the pro-Russian government at the beginning of 2013. Biden met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday and was to address parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: Radio France...
FOOTBALL: Sweden and Ukraine gain early advantage in Euro 2016 play-offs
0 Tributes were paid to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris during Saturday night’s play-offs for next year’s European championships in France. A minute’s silence was observed at both venues in Lviv and Solna. Players also wore black armbands. …read more Source: Radio France...
REPORT: UKRAINE: Slideshow: Life in Kramatorsk after ceasefire
0 The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has been holding for the past two months however the conflict remains unresolved and continues to affect millions of people who are in dire need of humanitarian aid due to the combined impact of conflict, …read more Source: Radio France...
