Tag: Russia
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India, Russia agree on joint action plan to counter terrorism
India and Russia on Tuesday agreed to have a joint action plan to counter the global scourge of terrorism, the External Affairs Ministry said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting here where the Indian side was led by Secretary (East) in the External Affairs Ministry, Preeti Saran, while the Russian delegation was led …
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January 31, 2017 -
NATO, Trump both want dialogue with Russia: Stoltenberg
US President Donald Trump and NATO both agree on the need for dialogue with Russia from a position of strength, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Trump has badly rattled Europe with his softer line on Moscow and by calling into question Washington's near-70 year commitment to an alliance he dubbed "obsolete" and an …
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January 31, 2017 -
Trump weighs lifting Russia sanctions
US President Donald Trump plans to open a dialogue with Russia that could lead to lifting of American sanctions, even as Britains visiting Prime Minister Theresa May and key Republican senators urged him not to let up the pressure on the Kremlin until it reverses its armed intervention in Ukraine, the media reported. Trump and …
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January 28, 2017 -
Russia angered as Britain’s navy keeps eye on ‘ship of shame’
Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to …
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January 27, 2017 -
Russia angered as Britain’s navy keeps eye on ‘ship of shame’
Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov "a ship of shame". Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel. The carrier and its escort, the guided missile cruiser Petr Velikiy, are on their way back to …
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January 27, 2017 -
Can Trump transform US-Russian ties?
Of all the policy vows that United States President Donald Trump made and unmade during his long electoral campaign, none has been more prominent or more durable than his promise to forge a new strategic partnership with Russia. The promise has been repeated so often and in such categorical terms that it has spawned a …
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January 23, 2017 -
Can Trump transform US-Russian ties?
Of all the policy vows that United States President Donald Trump made and unmade during his long electoral campaign, none has been more prominent or more durable than his promise to forge a new strategic partnership with Russia. The promise has been repeated so often and in such categorical terms that it has spawned a …
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January 23, 2017 -
Ukrainian President hopes Trump will support Ukraine against Russia
Ukraine's President said he hoped United States President-elect Donald Trump would maintain his support for Kiev regarding the conflict with Russia. Speaking alongside US Vice President Joe Biden, Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that Ukraine backed the democratic election of the US and was ready to cooperate with the new administration, Efe news reports. "I …
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January 16, 2017 -
Ukrainian President hopes Trump will support Ukraine against Russia
Ukraine's President said he hoped United States President-elect Donald Trump would maintain his support for Kiev regarding the conflict with Russia. Speaking alongside US Vice President Joe Biden, Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that Ukraine backed the democratic election of the US and was ready to cooperate with the new administration, Efe news reports. "I …
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January 16, 2017 -
Trump suggests Russia deal on nuclear arms, sanctions
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for a deal with Russia that would "very substantially" reduce nuclear arsenals and ease sanctions against Moscow, in an interview published by The Times. "They have sanctions on Russia — let's see if we can make some good deals with Russia. I think nuclear weapons should be way down …
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January 16, 2017 -
‘Trump aide spoke with Russian envoy in December’
Michael Flynn, US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser, took a phone call last month from Russia's ambassador to the US, Trump's spokesman said on Friday. The call between Flynn and Sergey Kislyak on December 28 "centred around the logistics of setting up a call with the President of Russia and the President-elect …
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January 14, 2017 -
Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate strikes in Syria
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. Delegations from the two countries, which last month brokered a ceasefire in war-torn Syria, met in Moscow on Friday for consultations on cooperating while fighting …
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January 13, 2017 -
Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate strikes in Syria
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. Delegations from the two countries, which last month brokered a ceasefire in war-torn Syria, met in Moscow on Friday for consultations on cooperating while fighting …
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January 13, 2017 -
Trump calls Russia asset in fighting Islamic State
President-elect Donald Trump has said that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin would be assets in fighting the Islamic State terror organisation, which he called the "number one" issue, and blamed President Barack Obama's policies for creating a void in the Middle East that gave it room to grow. In his first news conference as …
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January 12, 2017 -
Trump calls Russia asset in fighting Islamic State
President-elect Donald Trump has said that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin would be assets in fighting the Islamic State terror organisation, which he called the "number one" issue, and blamed President Barack Obama's policies for creating a void in the Middle East that gave it room to grow. In his first news conference as …
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January 12, 2017 -
Donald Trump says he has no deals, no loans with Russia
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he has "no deals, no loans, no nothing" with Russia on the heels of the publication of an unverified report that alleged Moscow has supported him for years. Trump tweeted that Russia "has never tried to use leverage over me. I have nothing to do with Russia …
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January 11, 2017 -
Donald Trump says he has no deals, no loans with Russia
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he has "no deals, no loans, no nothing" with Russia on the heels of the publication of an unverified report that alleged Moscow has supported him for years. Trump tweeted that Russia "has never tried to use leverage over me. I have nothing to do with Russia …
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January 11, 2017