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European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

New EU Sanctions against Russia over Crimea Annexation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 4, 2017 | World

The EU blacklisted on Friday three more Russian-linked people including the deputy energy minister and three companies involved in diverting gas turbines sold by German firm Siemens to Crimea. According to AFP, under the 28-nation European Union’s strict policy...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after signing a bilateral agreement with his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez during a meeting in Moscow, Russia February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool

Kremlin: Putin, Trump Agree to Cooperate on Syria, Set Up Meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2017 | World

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on Tuesday to try to meet in July and work together to try to strengthen a shaky ceasefire in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement. The Kremlin, which called the talks...

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US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean as part of cruise missile strike against Syria on April 7, 2017. (Reuters)

Russia Suspends Air Safety Deal with US after Syria Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow condemned on Friday the US air strike on a Syrian airbase, announcing that has suspended the bilateral agreement to help avoid clashes in the skies over the war-torn country. “President Putin considers American strikes on Syria aggression against a...

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Pro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev January 23, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Ukrainian Lawmaker to Travel to Washington to Push Peace Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 21, 2017 | World

A Ukrainian member of parliament told Reuters on Tuesday he plans to travel to Washington to present an alternative plan for peace with Russian-backed separatists. MP Andriy Artemenko’s initiative has been disavowed by both the Russian and Ukrainian governments....

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Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Sergey Guneev / Reuters

Kremlin not Disappointed by Development of U.S.-Russia Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 17, 2017 | World

The Kremlin said on Friday it was not disappointed by how U.S.-Russia ties were developing under U.S. President Donald Trump and that it would only be possible to assess the outlook for relations once the leaders of both countries had met. “We haven’t been...