Section: News & Summaries
European leaders, NATO caution Trump on warming relations with Russia
European and NATO defense officials cautioned President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday about his warming relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that they welcome dialogue but that the United States should not abandon its allies in a bid for improved ties with Moscow, according to The Washington Post. The warnings came hours...
Poroshenko, Biden discuss Minsk implementation, EU-Ukraine summit
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden have discussed by phone a number of current issues, including the implementation of the Minsk peace agreement on Donbas and preparations for the EU-Ukraine summit, the White House said in a statement. ”The two leaders underscored the importance of full implementation of the...
Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 26.03 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Thursday strengthened to UAH 25.97/26.03 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent. Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 27.85/27.91, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...
BBC: Clinton wanted to curl up after Trump win
Hillary Clinton has laid bare her disappointment at her election defeat to Donald Trump in her first public appearance since she lost a week ago, according to the BBC. The Democratic candidate said she had wanted to ”curl up with a good book and never leave the house again,” the BBC has reported. But in a speech at a children`s charity she urged...
Prosecutor General readies to announce suspicion against Yanukovych of complicity in kidnapping of assistant of Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko Wednesday said his office had prepared a suspicion notice against ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, claiming he set up a kidnapping of Archbishop Oleksandr Drabinko, the assistant of Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, in order to put pressure on the top cleric...
Poroshenko meets with G7, EU ambassadors
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with G7 and EU ambassadors, according to the president`s press service. The Ukrainian president noted exceptional importance of the decision by the UN General Assembly Third Committee in support of the UN GA draft resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea. ”Yesterday`s decision lays...
U.S. Department of State comments on Russia`s withdrawal from Hague ICC
Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State John Kirby has commented on Russia`s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute establishing the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a daily press briefing`s follow-up report. ”We`ve seen the statements coming out of Russia on this – on the decision. I don`t really have much...
Japan PM to be first foreign leader to meet Trump
Japan`s PM is set to become the first foreign leader to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, since the election last week, according to the BBC. Shinzo Abe said he wanted to ”build trust” and ”work together for prosperity and world peace”, before leaving for his trip, the BBC reported. The meeting in New York comes amid concern over the...
U.S. Geological Survey estimates 20 bln barrels of oil in Texas` Wolfcamp shale formation
The Wolfcamp shale in the Midland Basin portion of Texas` Permian Basin province contains an estimated mean of 20 billion barrels of oil, 16 trillion cubic feet of associated natural gas, and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids, according to an assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. This estimate is for continuous (unconventional) oil,...
Canadian diplomat quietly visited Russia for talks on Syria, Ukraine
Although Canada is taking a tough line with Russia in public, a senior Canadian diplomat quietly visited Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria earlier this month, prompting opposition concerns Ottawa might move to ease its sanctions, according to Canada`s Globe and Mail. Mark Gwozdecky, the foreign ministry`s political director, met Russian...