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Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal
The German government says the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have renewed their commitment to implementing a faltering peace deal for eastern Ukraine.Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office said the German leader spoke by phone Monday night with Russian President… …read more Source:...
Russia’s Spurned Singer Tapped as Eurovision 2018 Contestant
Russia says the singer who has been refused entry into Ukraine for this year’s Eurovision Song contest will be the country’s entry for 2018.Yuliya Samoylova, whom Russia chose to sing in May’s competition in Kiev, was blocked by Ukraine because she had toured in Crimea… …read more Source:...
Russia Says it Won’t Broadcast Eurovision Song Contest
Russia’s Channel One says it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Russia after Ukraine, which hosts the contest this year, has barred the Russian entrant from traveling to the country.Ukraine’s security services banned singer Yulia Samoylova from entering… …read more Source:...
Russia Says it Won’t Broadcast Eurovision Song Contest
Russia’s Channel One says it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Russia after Ukraine, which hosts the contest this year, has barred the Russian entrant from traveling to the country.Ukraine’s security services banned singer Yulia Samoylova from entering… …read more Source:...
Russia Says it Won’t Broadcast Eurovision Song Contest
Russia’s Channel One says it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Russia after Ukraine, which hosts the contest this year, has barred the Russian entrant from traveling to the country.Ukraine’s security services banned singer Yulia Samoylova from entering… …read more Source:...
Cannes Film Festival Releases Broad Lineup, High Security
A Civil War film by Sofia Coppola, a Ukrainian road movie and a film about AIDS activism are among 18 films competing for the top prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which organizers hope can help counter nationalist sentiment.The festival is embracing virtual… …read more Source:...
US Vows to Uphold Russia Sanctions until it Respects Pledges
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace.Tillerson said Friday that “the United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Gov’t Pledges to Cease Fire in the East on Saturday
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered his country’s troops to cease firing on Russia-backed separatists on Saturday.Fighting between government troops and the separatists has been raging in eastern Ukraine since 2014, killing more than 9,800 people.A 2015 peace… …read more Source:...
NATO, Russia, Share Troop Information, at Odds over Ukraine
NATO’s chief says the allies and Russia remain at loggerheads over the conflict in Ukraine but have exchanged briefings on their troop movements elsewhere in Europe to help ease tensions.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the “allies and Russia continue to have… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian President Condemns Attack on Polish Consulate
Ukraine’s president has condemned an overnight attack on the Polish Consulate in a western city that appeared to involve a shell fired from a grenade launcher.Petro Poroshenko has ordered extra protection for consulates and embassies in Ukraine following the incident in… …read more Source:...
