Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki -moon in New York on Tuesday , reiterated the importance of unity in Ukraine and stressed that any concessions on the territorial integrity of
Read More »Lavrov and Kerry to meet in London to discuss Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London to meet with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday to discuss proposals for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. “Our job is to try to present them with a series of options that are appropriate in order to try to respect the people of Ukraine, international
Read More »EP expresses concern over Turkey graft allegations
The European Parliament Wednesday expressed deep concern at recent allegations of high-level corruption in Turkey and stressed that
Read More »Barroso says Crimea referendum is illegal
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday called on Russia “to cease all efforts to annex Ukraine’s autonomous Republic of Crimea.”
Read More »US House calls for sanctions on Russia
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calling for Russian sanctions.
Read More »US President to host new Ukrainian PM
United States President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, a high profile gesture aimed at cementing the West’s allegiance to Ukraine’s fledgling government.
Read More »Special Court to be informed on threat to Musharraf
Justice Faisal Arab who is heading the special court trying former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Wednesday
Read More »Kerry, Lavrov discuss Ukraine on phone
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke this morning with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during which Kerry made clear that “any further escalatory steps makes the window for diplomacy more difficult.”
Read More »Yanukovych claims he’s still President, wants Kiev return
Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.
Read More »NATO to deploy AWACS planes in Romania and Poland
NATO said Monday it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine. The flights “will enhance the Alliance’s situational awareness,” a NATO official said, adding: “All AWACS reconnaissance flights will take place solely over Alliance territory.”
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