LONDON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of fanning a new Cold War because certain politicians were looking for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the US presidential election in November. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain Liu Xiaoming gestures during a press conference in …
Read More »Belarusian self-exiled presidential contender trusts new ‘Joan of Arc’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for freedom and custody of his children told Reuters that the country’s opposition is trusting a candidate he characterized as Joan of Arc in recent days. Valery Tsepkalo, a Belarusian opposition figure who was banned from …
Read More »Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to allow Russia to return to the G7 – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Agricultural products
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Germany rejected a proposal by United States President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the more advanced economies of the Group of Seven (G7), Foreign Minister said German Heiko Maas in an interview published on Monday. . Trump raised the …
Read More »Putin and Zelenskiy discuss conflict in eastern Ukraine on the eve of the ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Navy Day Parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2020. Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW / KYIV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and both voiced support for a ceasefire …
Read More »Tens of thousands protest against Putin in the Russian Far East
JABAROVSK / MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched in the Russian Far East on Saturday, the third consecutive protest that weekend, to express anger at what they say President Vladimir Putin mishandled the local political crisis. People participate in a demonstration in support of the arrested regional governor Sergei …
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