Section: The News Tribune (USA)
EU officials: EU to extend Russia sanctions for 6 months
European Union officials say the EU will extend its sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the fragile peace agreement in Ukraine. Two … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
EU leaders struggle to find unity over Ukraine agreement
European Union leaders are struggling to find a deal with the Netherlands to approve an association agreement with Ukraine. A deal would allow the EU to show a united front … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Russian leader Putin heading to Japan for territorial talks
Vladimir Putin’s first official visit to a G-7 country since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea is starting in somewhat customary fashion: He is arriving late. The Russian president was due … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become on Thursday the first G-7 leader to allow an official visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Putin: Disruptions of EU gas supplies via Ukraine possible
The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel of a threat to the gas supplies Russia sends to Europe via Ukraine. Putin told Merkel in a … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Germany, France back extending sanctions against Russia
The leaders of Germany and France say European Union sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine will need to be extended. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Tuesday that the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Swiss extend freeze of Ben Ali, Mubarak, Yanukovych assets
Switzerland has decided to keep assets of the former presidents of Tunisia, Egypt and Ukraine and their associates frozen for another year, a move meant to support investigators’ efforts. Assets … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
NATO chief urges West to keep pressuring Russia over Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Western allies to maintain diplomatic pressure and sanctions on Russia until it respects the peace agreement in Ukraine. After talks with NATO and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ukraine’s leader urges EU to extend sanctions against Russia
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has urged the European Union to extend sanctions against Russia, which he says continues its armed aggression in eastern Ukraine against international agreements. Poroshenko was in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Talks on Ukraine produce no visible results
A meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany intended to shore up a shaky peace process in eastern Ukraine ended Tuesday without any visible progress. Russian Foreign … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
