Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ukraine minister Dmytro Kuleba sees short window for Biden administration to confront Russia
President Biden’s early words in support of Ukraine in its clash with Russia have been strong, but he has only a short window of opportunity to back up those words with actions that will impress the Kremlin, Ukraine’s top diplomat said Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the Biden … …read more Source::...
Russia clashes with US and West over conflict in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia clashed with the United States and its Western allies Thursday over the nearly seven-year conflict in eastern Ukraine, and the U.N. warned that the current fragile cease-fire risks being reversed if peace negotiations become deadlocked. Russia called the Security Council meeting to mark Friday’s sixth...
EU urges Ukraine to speed justice reform, battle corruption
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Thursday appealed to Ukraine to make good on long-promised justice and economic reforms and to step up the fight against corruption, as both sides announced a review of a key agreement governing their relations. After a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal … …read more...
Hungarian FM in Ukraine to push for ethnic minority rights
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Hungary’s top diplomat visited Kyiv Wednesday to try and defuse a rift over the rights of Ukraine’s Hungarian minority, which has clouded bilateral relations for years. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto suggested that the two countries set up a working group to solve a dispute over Ukraine’s …...
TurkStream, Russia pipeline bypassing Ukraine, advances
A major new Russian pipeline designed to bypass Ukraine to supply southeastern Europe got a major symbolic boost on New Year’s Day as Serbian President Alexandar Vucic officially proclaimed the first nearly 250 miles of the Balkan Stream natural gas pipeline to be open for business. Mr. Vucic called the … …read more Source:: The...
Iran allocates payment to families of Ukraine crash victims
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. Iran will pay $150,000 for each victim, state TV … …read more Source::...
Bosnian Serbs say icon given to Russian minister not stolen
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – An Orthodox icon presented to Russia’s foreign minister had not been stolen from the Ukraine, the office of Bosnia’s Serb leader said Tuesday, amid an international diplomatic spat over its origins. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gifted the...
Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to Bosnia
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the icon to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when he …...
EU prolongs sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Thursday formally prolonged for six months economic sanctions against Russia over the country’s failure to live up to commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine. The measures target Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors, as well as goods that can be used for … …read...
Gift to Russian minister triggers diplomatic probe in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – Bosnia’s authorities opened an investigation Thursday into how a possibly stolen 300-year-old gilded icon from Ukraine ended up being given as a gift to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the religious...
