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NATO flag flutters as US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter flies over the military air base in Siauliai, Lithuania, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

NATO, Russia Move Closer towards Regular Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 28, 2017 | World

NATO envoys will hold a formal meeting with Russia on Thursday. The meeting will take place despite both sides still accusing each other of destabilizing eastern Europe. “The NATO-Russia Council is an important platform for dialogue to reduce tensions and...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the first working session of the G20 Summit in Constantine Palace in Strelna near St. Petersburg, September 5, 2013. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

Germany’s Merkel to Visit Russia for First Time since Crimea’s Annexation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 16, 2017 | World

For the first time since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Germany’s Angela Merkel will be visiting Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. The two leaders will hold the first bilateral visit since Russia annexed...

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US Republicans, Democrats: Russia Sanctions Must Stay

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 15, 2017 | World

United States Republican and Democrat Senate top Banking Committee said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted. Senator Mike Crapo, the panel’s Republican chairman, said reducing sanctions could encourage...

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A woman waves a Russian flag as armed servicemen wait near Russian army vehicles outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava March 1, 2014. Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of sending thousands of extra troops to Crimea and placed its military in the area on high alert as the Black Sea peninsula appeared to slip beyond Kiev’s control. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Eastern Ukraine: International Confrontations through Local Proxies

by Taha Abed alWahed | Feb 20, 2017 | Features

Moscow- Efforts spent by international powers in the last three years have failed in putting an end to the raging armed conflict in Donbass, Eastern Ukraine, especially in Donetsk and Luhansk. Tensions have escalated with the beginning of 2017 and clashes renewed in...

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Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov. PHOTO: AFP

Lavrov Announces Truce in Eastern Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 19, 2017 | World

Munich, Moscow- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Saturday that a truce in eastern Crimea will start as of Monday. The agreement was reached after a meeting in Germany’s Munich in which each of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France participated....