Section: Latin America
Putin Praises Trump’s Judgment, Rejects Hacking Claims
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that frayed relations with the U.S. will improve once Donald Trump becomes president despite his pledge to strengthen the U.S.’s nuclear arsenal. Speaking during a marathon end-of-year news conference that lasted the best part of four hours, Putin heaped praise on the...
Trump: US must ‘greatly strengthen’ nuclear capability
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. His comments on Twitter came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said strengthening his...
Putin: Russia’s military is stronger than anyone’s
Russia’s military is now stronger than any potential foe, President Vladimir Putin told an annual end-of-year meeting with the defense ministry on Thursday. “We can say with certainty: we are stronger now than any potential aggressor,” he told the meeting. “Anyone!” His comments come at the end of a year when...
US sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine
From DNA India Washington , Reuters The US Treasury, in a statement named seven Russian businessmen, six of whom it said were executives at Bank Rossiya or its affiliates ABR Management and Sobinbank. The United States (US) on Tuesday targeted more Russian businessmen and companies over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in...
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Entrepreneurs and Companies over Crimea
The United States Department of Treasury has approved new economic sanctions against six bankers and a Russian businessman as well as eight companies in that country for their links in the Ukrainian conflict and the annexation of the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Stolen Paintings Recovered in Ukraine Return to Verona
VERONA, Italy — Italy’s culture minister is returning home from Ukraine on Wednesday with 17 paintings, including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna, stolen from a Verona museum in an audacious heist last year and later recovered by Ukrainian officials. Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko handed over the paintings to Culture Minister...
Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Pro-Russian Separatists
Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 16 injured in the past 24 hours of skirmishes with pro-Russian separatist militias in eastern Ukraine, the country’s ministry of defense said on Monday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Japan, Russia Agree on Economic Ties; Stalemate on Territory
Russia and Japan agreed Friday to hold talks on joint economic development of four islands at the center of a decades-old territorial dispute between the countries. It was a small step forward that fell far short of breaking the stalemate in a dispute that has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a peace treaty formally ending their World War...
Breakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes PM Abe, Putin
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up two days of talks on Thursday, with numerous economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties since World War Two.Putin was heading home with promises of economic cooperation after appearing to achieve what experts said was a...
Obama vows retaliation for suspected Russian hacking
President Barack Obama is promising that the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its suspected meddling in America’s election process, an accusation the Kremlin has vehemently denied. Amid calls on both sides of the political aisle on Capitol Hill for a full-bore congressional investigation, including assertions President Vladimir Putin...
