Section: International Business Times (USA)
Obama-Putin Meeting ‘Clear Signal’ US Wants Russia To Implement Minsk Agreements: Ukraine Ambassador
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is the only way to help Ukraine secure its integrity. …read more Source: International Business...
UN General Assembly 2015: Syria Refugee Crisis Dominates Speeches By Putin, Obama, Hollande, But Will Syrians See Real Change?
Out of all the issues raging in the world, including conflict in Ukraine, problems of climate change mounting, and a Chinese economic slowdown still affecting international markets, one topic of discussion at the 70th United Nations that kept recurring was the war in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis in Europe. …read more Source:...
Russian Food Sanctions 2015: Hundreds Of Tons Of Food Destroyed Since Restrictions Placed On Imports
A total of 738 tons of imported food has been destroyed in Russia since the Russian government imposed a ban on Western imports more than a year ago, says Russia’s agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, the Moscow Times reported Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the edict banning foreign imports in response to trade...
Putin Islamic State Fight: Russian President Calls For International Coalition To Fight Terrorism At United Nations General Assembly
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the case for an international coalition against terrorism in a speech Monday to the United Nations General Assembly. His remarks and his presence in New York came at a moment of high tensions with the West amid Russia’s military role in both Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: International...
East Ukraine-Russia Conflict: War In Donbass Costing Kiev $5 Million A Day
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the United Nations during a speech Sunday that the war in the east of the country was costing $5 million a day, undermining the country’s sustainable development goals. Poroshenko also talked about the difficult plight of the 1.5 million displaced people inside the country who were forced to leave...
East Ukraine-Russia Conflict: War In Donbas Costing Kiev $5 Million A Day
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the United Nations during a speech Sunday that the war in the east of the country was costing $5 million a day, undermining the country’s sustainable development goals. Poroshenko also talked about the difficult plight of the 1.5 million displaced people inside the country who were forced to leave...
EU-Ukraine Deal 2015: Netherlands Petition Triggers Referendum Over Controversial Pact
A Dutch satirical news site achieved enough votes in a petition over the European Union’s pact with Ukraine to trigger a referendum, Reuters reported Sunday. The petition on GeenStijl, a satirical news site, received over 440,000 signatures, far more than the requisite 300,000 needed to call a referendum, which will likely be held in...
Italy’s Berlusconi Says Crimea Split From Ukraine Was Democratic
Four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Sunday the Crimean people had made a democratic choice to split from Ukraine and hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world’s greatest political leader. Earlier this month, Berlusconi became the most prominent Western politician to visit the Black Sea peninsula, which was...
MH17 Update: Russia Could Face Legal Action Over Plane Disaster In Eastern Ukraine
Russia could face legal action over its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July last year as leaders of affected countries are set to meet in New York next week. The scheduled meeting comes after possible parts of a Russian missile system were recently found at the crash site, serving as the first...
Ukraine And West Condemn Rebel Ban On Foreign Aid Groups
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and some of its Western allies condemned on Friday a decision by pro-Russian separatists to ban most foreign aid organizations from parts of rebel-held territory, saying the move violated the Minsk peace agreement. On Thursday, rebel officials of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) said they had...
