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February 16, 2019

Warnings of foreign interference in European elections

A former NATO chief and an ex-US vice president on Saturday launched a campaign to prevent Russia and other foreign powers from interfering in European parliament elections and other upcoming votes. When 350 million Europeans are asked to vote in…
February 16, 2019

Macron, Putin weigh ‘deteriorated’ situation in Syria

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday discussed priorities for the “greatly deteriorated” situation in Syria, Macron’s office said. Macron told Putin that France was focused on continuing the fight against remnants of the Islamic State…
February 16, 2019

Disarmament efforts must include China as well as US, Russia: Merkel

China must be involved in international disarmament efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday, amid rising concern about Beijing’s missile arsenal and the suspension of a key US-Russia arms treaty. Fears that the web of agreements limiting the proliferation of…
February 16, 2019

Macron, Putin weigh ‘degraded’ situation in Syria

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed priorities for the “greatly deteriorated” situation in Syria, Macron’s office said Saturday. Macron told Putin that France was focused on continuing the fight against remanants of the Islamic State…
February 16, 2019

UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year

Junior foreign ministers from Britain and Russia met in Germany on Saturday in the highest-level contact between the two countries since an alleged nerve agent attack in Britain last March froze diplomatic relations. Britain’s Minister for Europe Alan Duncan held…
February 16, 2019

Russian court jails US investor pending fraud trial

A Russian court on Saturday jailed the US founder of a major investment firm for two months over fraud charges he says were fabricated for use in a shareholder battle. Michael Calvey, founder of the multi-billion-dollar investment fund Baring Vostok…
February 16, 2019

Moscow wants Ukraine’s leader ‘removed from power’: US diplomat

A US envoy for Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to remove Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko from power in the March polls, in the hope of working out a favourable deal with a different government. “What they are trying…
February 16, 2019

US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Saturday that Washington’s plan to swiftly pull its soldiers out of Syria risks allowing Russia and Iran to boost their role in the region. Islamic State group fighters have been boxed in to a scrap…
February 16, 2019

Parents of Novichok victim ask why UK settled ex-spy in Salisbury

The parents of a British woman who died in an alleged assassination attempt on a Russian double agent criticised Saturday the UK government for settling the ex-spy in the English city Salisbury. Stan and Caroline Sturgess, whose daughter Dawn died…

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