Latest in Tag: Moscow Highlight
Latest in Tag: Moscow
Ukraine leader says Russia wants to set southeast ‘on fire’
Oleksandr Turchynov’s impassioned charges against Ukraine’s historic master came only hours after a “frank and direct” exchange on the crisis between US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Iran, world powers seek to intensify nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that he has formed a group of legal experts to help in the “complicated, difficult and slow work” of drafting a deal.
Kerry, Lavrov hold talks in scramble for Ukraine solution
The diplomatic push comes amid alarm over Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders, fanning fears it plans to seize more territory following its lightning annexation of Crimea.
Russian sanctions ripple through corporate boardrooms
Denmark’s foreign ministry held a special briefing for about 130 companies, including drugs firm Novo Nordisk and brewer Carlsberg on Friday after being inundated with inquiries about the business implications of the crisis.
Crimea holds referendum to split from Ukraine
Ukraine’s new government and most of the international community except Russia have said they will not recognise a result expected to be overwhelmingly in favour of immediate secession.
Thousands protest Crimea action in Moscow
Waving Ukrainian flags and shouting slogans heard during the Maidan protests in Kiev, the demonstrators urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull troops back.
Ukraine vows not to fight Russia over Crimea
Turchynov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had so far resisted intense international pressure and refused all contacts with Kiev aimed at resolving the worst breakdown in East-West relations since the Cold War.
Spanish FM cuts short Iran trip over Ukraine crisis
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a planned four-day visit, is to attend an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday.
Ukraine mobilises army as west warns Russia
Russia’s parliament voted Saturday to allow President Vladimir Putin to send troops into its western neighbour – a decision US President Barack Obama swiftly branded a “violation of Ukrainian sovereignty”.
$3 billion arms deal already initialed between Cairo and Moscow: Vedomosti
Russia and Egypt have “already initialed or signed” a $3 billion arms deal, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported Friday. The deal would procure Russian military equipment, including MiG-29M/M2 fighters, air defense systems of several types, Mi-35 helicopters, anti-coastal complexes of ammunition and light weapons, according to the report, which was based on two unnamed sources in …
Top Russian delegation expected in Cairo
Russian foreign minister and defence minister to meet with Egyptian counterparts this week
Popular delegation travels to Russia to express appreciation
The delegation is also expected to look at ways to increase cooperation between Egypt and Russia.
Moscow sends new plane to evacuate Russians from Syria
It was not clear how many people would be evacuated on the flight but Russian news agencies said those who wanted to leave were already waiting at Latakia airport.
G20 seeks to narrow differences on stimulating growth
The meeting in Moscow in an exhibition centre outside the Kremlin walls aims to set up the G20 heads of state summit in Saint Petersburg in September, which will be the culmination of Russia’s presidency of the group.
Russia catches ‘American CIA agent’ in Moscow
Photographs published by state English language television RT showed a baseball-capped Fogle being held to the ground face down and having his hands put behind his back for the arrest.
Russia snubs Morsi’s $2bn loan request
Russian President Vladimir Putin also turns down appeal from Morsi for wheat supplies
Morsi in Russia
The Egyptian presidency says Morsi’s Moscow visit will bring economic opportunities
Morsi to discuss Syria and economic ties with Putin
Morsi’s visit to Moscow follows his assistant’s Russia trip with various Russian officials
Lavrov blasts Syria opposition ‘extremists’ before key talks
Kerry meets his Russian counterpart here later Tuesday in a bid to bridge differences between Moscow and Washington over Syria
Brahimi says has Syria plan all world powers may back
Brahimi held talks in Moscow on Saturday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on his end-of-year bid to accelerate moves to halt the conflict that monitors say has killed 45,000 people
Ultra-nationalist ‘Russian March’ calls for Putin’s ouster
The Russian president has been facing a nascent protest movement against his rule since an election that returned him to the Kremlin for a third term in May
Syria conflict “bad and getting worse,” envoy says in Moscow
Russia had thrown its support behind Brahimi’s call for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s army and the rebels to lay down arms during the Eid Al-Adha holiday