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New sanctions issued against Russia by USA, Canada, EU
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): New financial sanctions have been imposed on Russia by the United States, Canada and the European Union in relation to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
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UNGA passes Ukraine resolution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved, with a 2/3 majority, a resolution introduced by Ukraine asking Russia to cease restriction of international vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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'Ukraine under threat of full-scale war with Russia'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Nov 28 (ANI): Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has claimed that the country is under the threat of a "full-scale war with the Russian Federation" as martial law was enforced along the country's border with Russia for a month starting today.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of firing on its naval ships near Kerch Strait
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Nov 26(ANI): The Ukrainian navy on Sunday accused the Russian army of firing on and capturing three of its ships near the Kerch Strait, a narrow sea passage close to the Crimean peninsula.
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New US sanctions will not affect energy supplies to Crimea: Russian Energy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 09 (Sputnik/ANI): The introduction of new US sanctions will not affect the energy supply of consumers on the Crimean peninsula or the work of the Crimea TPP company, the Russian Energy Ministry said Thursday.
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US slaps additional sanctions on Russia over Crimea annexation
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): The United States on Thursday imposed a new set of sanctions on a dozen of Russian individuals pertaining to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
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Jailed Ukrainian filmmaker awarded Sakharov Prize
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 25 (ANI): The European Union on Thursday conferred the 2018 Sakharov Prize to Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is currently imprisoned in Russia for allegedly plotting acts of terrorism.
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Blast in Crimea college a terrorist attack, says Russian investigative com
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A deadly blast rocked the polytechic college in Kerch, Crimea, on Wednesday leaving at least 18 people dead and 50 more injured, according to the Crimean health ministry. The Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee (NAC) said that an unidentified expl
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Strict criteria for waiver, says US on CAATSA sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 06 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that the waiver authority for sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) was not country-specific, adding that there are "strict criteria for considering a waiver."
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World Peace is US, Russia's responsibility: Putin
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], July 16 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday underscored the responsibility of both the United States and Russia for maintaining international security.
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Russian annexation of Crimea was an Obama disaster: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 13 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday blamed his predecessor Barack Obama for the Russian annexation of Crimea again and claimed it would not have been annexed if he was the President back then.
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UK raises concerns about Trump-Putin summit
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 22 (ANI): Taking into consideration the possible talks between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the British government seems to be worried as it could have an impact on Trump's commitment to NATO's shared goals.
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