China calls U.S. ‘main instigator’ of Ukraine crisis
- 10-Aug-2022
China, which Russia has sought as an ally since being cold-shouldered by the West over its invasion of Ukraine, has called the United States the “main instigator” of the crisis. In an interview with the Russian state news agency TASS published on Wednesday, China’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, accused Washington of backing Russia into […]
Ukraine crisis: Emanuel Macron to meet Vladimir Putin
- 20-Feb-2022
KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Sunday to try to avert what Western powers predict will be an imminent invasion of Ukraine. Over the weekend, civilians were evacuated from increasingly barraged front line regions where Kyiv said Saturday two of its soldiers had died in an attack — the first […]
Russia, US clash at UN over Ukraine crisis
- 01-Feb-2022
UNITED NATIONS: Russia and the United States clashed over Ukraine at the UN Security Council Monday, with Moscow’s representative accusing Washington of whipping up hysteria over the 100,000 Russian troops massed on its neighbor’s borders. Tensions soared as US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Council that Russia is planning to increase its troop numbers in […]
Trump withdraws from Putin meeting, cites Ukraine crisis
- 30-Nov-2018
WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering his disapproval of Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and casting new uncertainty over U.S.-Russian ties. Trump said he pulled out due to tensions over Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then […]
Putin defiant on Ukraine crisis despite Trump summit talks threat
- 28-Nov-2018
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused Ukraine’s president of orchestrating the crisis. Russia seized the Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, the Ukrainian region which Moscow […]
Russia must influence separatists to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel
- 28-Dec-2014
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the Russian government on Sunday to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to implement a ceasefire plan agreed in Minsk in September aimed at ending the conflict.
World leaders demand answers after airliner downed over Ukraine with 298 dead
- 18-Jul-2014
HRABOVE, UKRAINE: World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board over eastern Ukraine in a tragedy that could mark a pivotal moment in the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.
Obama offers military help to eastern Europe allies worried by Russia
- 03-Jun-2014
BARSAW: U.S. President Barack Obama promised on Tuesday to beef up military support for eastern European members of the NATO alliance who fear they could be next in the firing line after the Kremlin’s intervention in Ukraine. Under attack from critics at home who say his leadership on the world stage has not been muscular […]