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EU Brexit Negotiator Praises Dutch PM for Standing Up to Trump over Trade

EU Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt on Tuesday praised Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for explicitly standing up to US President Donald Trump on trade policies. “Very good that liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte said “No” to Trump. A trade war is the worst outcome the world economy can use right ...

July 3, 2018

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Syrian parliament secretary Khaled Aboud

US Must Withdraw from Syria: Damascus

Damascus said that the United must withdraw its forces from Syria, stressing its military presence in the Arab state no longer makes any sense amid the successes of the Syrian government’s forces on the ground. In remarks published by Sputnik, Syrian parliament secretary Khaled Aboud said: “The United States can ...

July 1, 2018

World

Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Eastern Country

Four Ukrainian soldiers died and two were wounded two days before an agreed ceasefire between Kiev and Russian-backed rebels comes into force, the Ukrainian army said Friday. The casualties became the heaviest daily toll over the past month in the fighting along the volatile frontline. “During the last 24 hours, ...

June 29, 2018

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Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Russia: UK Bribed OPCW Members

Russia considers the decision to expand the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) illegitimate, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “As a result of political manipulation, as well as, as has become known, the direct bribery of a number of delegations and outright blackmail, ...

June 28, 2018

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Putin: 1,140 Troops Withdrawn from Syria to Train Personnel in Russia Drills

Russia’s experience in Syria will be put to full-scale use while preparing military servicemen, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Over the past few days, 13 aircraft, 14 helicopters and 1140 personnel have been withdrawn. All of them are people who have experience and have passed the test by fighting. ...

June 28, 2018

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Migration Could Decide Europe’s ‘Destiny’: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday that the migration challenge could determine Europe’s fate, hours ahead of a Brussels summit where EU leaders are expected to clash over the way forward. “Europe has many challenges but migration could end up determining Europe’s destiny,” she told German lawmakers. The path the ...

June 28, 2018

World

Russia ‘Doesn’t Recognize’ Extra Powers to Global Chemical Arms Body

Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Thursday said Moscow does not recognize new powers the international community has given the global chemical weapons watchdog. “Moscow does not recognize the legitimacy of the new mechanism within the OPCW (the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons),” Ryabkov said in comments ...

June 28, 2018

World

Putin to Host Trump Advisor Bolton Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host US National Security Advisor John Bolton for talks Wednesday aimed at laying the groundwork for a summit between the Kremlin chief and Donald Trump. “The president will host Bolton at the Kremlin,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Such talks will take place today,” ...

June 27, 2018

World

EU Anti-Russia Sanctions Shouldn’t Be Extended Automatically: Italian PM

Italian Prime Minister said the European Union’s sanctions against Russia should not be extended automatically. “At the summit on June 28 and 29, Brussels will discuss sectoral sanctions against Russia. We believe that their extension should not be automatic. We need to act carefully; sanctions are a means, not a ...

June 27, 2018

World

EU to Retaliate if US Slaps Sanctions on Nord Stream 2: Reports

Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic was quoted by Russian media as saying that the EU will have to respond in kind if the US decides to slap sanctions on the European companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. When asked ...

June 26, 2018