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Ukraine Bans American Actor Steven Seagal for 5 Years
Ukraine has banned action film actor Steven Seagal from entering the country for five years.Seagal, an American, was given Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin last year in a ceremony shown on state television. He has vocally defended the Russian leader’s… …read more Source:...
The Latest: Putin to Discuss Ukraine, Syria with Merkel
The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):2:40 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he hopes they will discuss the unresolved conflict in eastern Ukraine and… …read more Source:...
Germany’s Merkel Arrives in Russia for Talks with Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on the unresolved conflict in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria.Merkel traveled to the Black Sea city of Sochi on Tuesday for a one-day visit. It is her first… …read more Source:...
Russia Seeks Arrest of Former Ukraine Prime Minister
Russia has sent a request to the international police agency Interpol for the arrest and extradition of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, claiming he killed Russian soldiers in Chechnya in the 1990s.Yatsenyuk was one of the prime figures of the massive… …read more Source:...
Germany Says Reviving G-8 with Russia ‘not up for Debate’
The German government says there are no plans to invite Russia to return to the club of leading industrialized nations.Russia was kicked out of the G-8 after its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and assistance for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.A… …read more Source:...
Russia to Supply Power to Rebel-controlled Eastern Ukraine
The Kremlin says Russia will supply electricity to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine after the Ukrainian government cut off the power because of unpaid bills.Ukraine has announced that it will stop supplying power to the rebel-controlled part of the Luhansk… …read more Source:...
Russia Vows to Get Ukrainian Separatists to Comply with Deal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has vowed to use Moscow’s influence to get Ukraine’s separatist rebels to comply with a cease-fire deal.Lavrov made the promise at a news conference Monday with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini after talks in Moscow.An… …read more Source:...
OSCE Monitor Killed in Ukraine When Mine Blows up Vehicle
A member of the OSCE’s arms monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has died and two others have been wounded after their vehicle was blown up by a mine in the separatist Luhansk region.Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who holds the rotating chairmanship of the… …read more Source:...
Lithuanian Volunteers Help Soldiers in Eastern Ukraine
In a cramped warehouse on the banks of the flooded River Neris in a tranquil part of the Lithuanian capital, Jonas Ohman and his crew are loading unmarked boxes and bags onto a truck destined for the front in eastern Ukraine, more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) away.The… …read more Source:...
UN Court to Rule in Ukraine’s Case against Russia
The International Court of Justice is set to rule on Ukraine’s request for orders to Russia to stop funding and arming pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine and to end discrimination against minorities in Crimea.At hearings last month, Ukraine accused Russia of sponsoring… …read more Source:...
