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Kerry meets Putin in Sochi
First trip for US official since Ukraine crisis began U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) watch members of the United States and Russian delegations. AP PHOTO/JOSHUA ROBERTS BY MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press SOCHI, Russia – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday with Russian President...
Russian opposition rises up
Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin holds “Putin.war” by Boris Nemtsov. AP PHOTO/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW – Russian opposition activists published a report Tuesday that they claim proves that Russia is deeply involved in the war in Ukraine, seeking to counter overwhelming state media reports casting the events as a...
Kerry readies for Russia trek
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Dijbouti. AP PHOTO/ANDREW HARNIK BY MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia on his first visit to the country since relations between Washington and Moscow plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid disagreements over Ukraine and Syria. The State...
EU and Ukraine deepen trade ties
Russia gov’t against implementation of free trade deal European leaders held a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday. REUTERS PHOTO/GLEB GARANICH BY PAVEL POLITYUK Reuters KIEV, Ukraine – Top European Union officials met the Ukrainian leadership Monday for talks on deepening trade links and efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, but worsening...
Argentina, Russia sign energy deals
Argentine President Fernández and Russian President Putin. REUTERS PHOTO/ALEXANDER NEMENOV BY DENIS PINCHUK Reuters MOSCOW – Russia and Argentina signed documents deepening energy cooperation Thursday, underlining Moscow’s drive to develop ties with South America since coming under Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. At a ceremony in...
Putin defends missile decision
Russian president urges West to respect move Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. AP PHOTO/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin sternly urged the West to respect Russia’s interests in global affairs and defended his move to sanction the...
Talks do little to halt fighting
Officials before their meeting to discuss implementation of the peace deal. AP PHOTO/CLEMENS BILAN BY INNA VARENYTSIA The Associated Press SHYROKYNE, Ukraine – Fighting raged overnight and in the early hours on Tuesday on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite an agreement reached by the Ukrainian and Russian...
Ordinary folk take up military
Polish and British troops take part in a joint military exercise in Swietoszow, Poland, Monday. AP PHOTO/ CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI BY MONIKA SCISLOWSKA The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland – NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and U.S. armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they’re...
US shifts focus to Asian region
Defense Secretary heads to Japan, South Korea To put a spotlight back on Asia, Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit Japan and South Korea this week, the first of a string of planned trips to the region. AP PHOTO/MOLLY RILEY BY ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Islamic extremists grab parts of Iraq and Syria. Yemen slides into...
Co-pilot’s record further examined
Passengers observe candles and flowers for the victims of the plane crash at the airport in Dusseldorf, Germany, Tuesday. AP PHOTO/MARTIN MEISSNER BY GEIR MOULSON AND JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press BERLIN – Lufthansa knew six years ago that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week had suffered from a...
