Section: International

      Talks between Tillerson and Lavrov kick off in Moscow
      Apr12

      Talks between Tillerson and Lavrov kick off in Moscow

      U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov have started talks in Moscow, according to an UNIAN correspondent in the Russian Federation. The talks are held in the House of receptions of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in a broad format, with the participation of representatives of delegations of the two countries....

      NATO`s build-up in east cuts fear of conflict, Estonia says
      Apr12

      NATO`s build-up in east cuts fear of conflict, Estonia says

      Investors in the Baltic countries should brush off the perceived risk of a conflict between NATO and Russia in the region after the alliance deployed reinforcements to its eastern flank, Estonia`s president said, according to Bloomberg. After the arrival of North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in...

      Russia seeks to ”save face” in Syria – U.S. envoy to UN
      Apr12

      Russia seeks to ”save face” in Syria – U.S. envoy to UN

      Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the United Nations, is characterizing Russia as skittish and isolated in the wake of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad`s deadly chemical weapon attack last week that killed scores of civilians, including children, according to CNN. ”I think they`re nervous,” said Nikki Haley, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, CNN...

      U.S. State Department explains Tillerson`s offhand remark on Ukraine at G7 summit
      Apr12

      U.S. State Department explains Tillerson`s offhand remark on Ukraine at G7 summit

      U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left European diplomats befuddled at a gathering in Italy by saying ”why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine,” according to Bloomberg. See also: U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict But the provocative remark suggested Tillerson, the former...

      U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict
      Apr11

      U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict

      French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson has openly questioned why ”American taxpayers” should be concerned about Ukraine, which has been racked by a separatist conflict for the last three years, according to Reuters. Ayrault told reporters he had replied: ”It is in the interests of the U.S. taxpayers to...

      Naftogaz signs memo on possible cooperation with two European gas transport system operators
      Apr11

      Naftogaz signs memo on possible cooperation with two European gas transport system operators

      The national oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine and Ukrtransgaz, operator of Ukraine`s gas transport system, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on joint assessment of cooperation opportunities in the use and development of Ukraine`s gas transportation system (GTS) with Snam S.p.A. (Italy) and Eustream a.s. (Slovakia) – one of the...

      G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after ”chemical attack” in Syria
      Apr11

      G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after ”chemical attack” in Syria

      The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria, according to the BBC. Foreign ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the U.S. secretary of state flies to Russia to try to persuade it to abandon its Syrian ally, the BBC reported. The nations agreed...

      Eurovision-2017: Deputy PM comments on possible sanctions against Ukraine over Russian entrant row
      Apr11

      Eurovision-2017: Deputy PM comments on possible sanctions against Ukraine over Russian entrant row

      Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Viacheslav Kyrylenko said Kyiv is ready to further clarify to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the situation regarding the entry ban against Russian entrant Julia Samoilova if the issue of any sanctions arises following Eurovision-2017, Obozrevatel news outlet reports. ”I think that our position will be...

      Ukraine leads in corruption rating of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa
      Apr11

      Ukraine leads in corruption rating of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa

      Ukraine tops the fraud rating composed of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), according to a 2017 fraud survey conducted at the request of Ernst & Young. Some 51% of EY Fraud Survey respondents still think that the problem of bribery and corruption is pressing. Some 27% of the polled claim that bribery is an...

      Russian programmer reportedly suspected in U.S. election hacking arrested in Spain
      Apr11

      Russian programmer reportedly suspected in U.S. election hacking arrested in Spain

      A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Madrid said on Sunday, according to The Age. It was unclear why Levashov was arrested. The embassy spokesman declined to give details for his arrest, and Spanish police and the interior ministry were not...