German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday they favour extending EU sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, ahead of a Brussels summit where the issue will be discussed. Merkel said that given grave shortcomings in the Ukraine peace process, which has been marred by regular ...
Russia warned it could shoot down Ukrainian missiles in case they represented threat, Russain media reported Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Peskov confirmed the possibility of applying the air defense forces to the Russian Vedomosti newspaper on Wednesday, according to Sputnik. Earlier on Wednesday, Peskov told reporters that Russia ...