Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
TOKYO (AP) – The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first “two-plus-two” talks since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine. Monday’s one-day meeting comes as the sides work to end a decades-long territorial dispute that is blocking them from forging a peace treaty. At …...
Ukraine announces economic blockade of rebel-held territory
MOSCOW (AP) – Ukraine on Wednesday announced a transport blockade of rebel-held areas that is likely to cause serious economic disruption and could threaten a precarious cease-fire in the east of the country. “It will be in place until the occupiers return stolen Ukrainian industry to Ukrainian jurisdiction,” Ukrainian President...
Ukraine coal blockades fuel nationalist tensions
The specter of nationalism is spreading across Europe, and nowhere is the strain more virulent or potentially dangerous than Ukraine. Russian media outlets have made it a national pastime to warn of “Ukrainian Nazis” and the nationalist extremists who supposedly threaten the very existence of the government in Kiev. Much …...
Ukraine takes Russia to U.N. court over rebel funding, Crimea
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister on Monday accused Russia of financing terrorism by shipping arms, ammunition and funds to separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine and of discriminating against non-Russians in the annexed Crimean Peninsula. The charges came as a case between Kiev and Moscow opened at …...
China’s Tan Zhongyi wins women’s world chess title in Tehran
Continuing a long string of dominance by China’s women, WGM Tan Zhongyi defeated Ukrainian GM Anna Muzychuk in the final match to claim the FIDE women’s world chess championship knockout tournament in Tehran Friday. The upset win makes Tan the fifth Chinese woman to hold the women’s title since GM … …read more...
Pence reassures world leaders that U.S. will hold Russia accountable
Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of world leaders Saturday that the U.S. would “hold Russia accountable” for aggression in Ukraine, seeking to reassure European allies that President Trump wasn’t soft on Russia. Mr. Pence also reaffirmed the administration’s strong commitment to NATO, another area where Mr....
Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to US-Russia ties
BRUSSELS (AP) – The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington. Russia’s support for Ukrainian separatists was underscored as a test case of its willingness to change behavior. At …...
Liga president meets Ukrainian ambassador about Zozulya
MADRID (AP) – The Spanish league says its president has met with Ukraine’s ambassador to Spain to discuss Roman Zozulya, a Ukrainian player at the center of a fan protest that could leave him without a team. The league says in a statement that Javier Tebas and ambassador Anatoliy Scherba … …read more Source: The Washington...
Trump talks with Ukraine president about Russia border tension
President Trump spoke by phone Saturday with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, pledging to work with Ukraine and Russia to resolve tensions between the two countries, accordion to the White House. “We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the border,” Mr. … …read...
Trump ducks question on lifting Russia sanctions
A day ahead of his first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump wouldn’t say Friday whether he favors lifting sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and meddling in the U.S. presidential election. At his first news conference, Mr. Trump said it was “very early to … …read more Source: The...
