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Tanker with Russian crew in distress in Black Sea — Moldovan Maritime Agency
Date: 2022-02-25 19:52:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:9437920
KISHINEV, MOSCOW, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Russian crew of a tanker under a Moldovan flag is in distress in the Black Sea, the Moldovan Maritime Agency reported on Friday. "The ship Millenial Spirit IMO Nr. 7392610 (chemical tanker) under the flag of ....
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Belarus says ready to host Ukraine peace talks
Date: 2022-02-25 19:17:03 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:91 - ID:9438013
MINSK, Feb 25 (MENA) - Belarus stands ready to do everything possible to help bring peace to Ukraine, BelTA quoted Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz as commenting on the possibility of arranging peace talks ....
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Council of Europe suspends Russia’s rights of representation
Date: 2022-02-25 18:24:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:88 - ID:9437908
LONDON, Feb 25 (MENA) – In line with the Statute of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers has decided to suspend the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly ....
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EU announces sanctions targeting Putin, Lavrov
Date: 2022-02-25 18:21:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:87 - ID:9437873
BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (MENA) – The EU moved to freeze the foreign-held assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after being accused by Ukraine’s president of failing to hit hard and fast enough against Russian ....
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Ukrainian FM calls on Blinken to urge European partners to ban Russia from SWIFT
Date: 2022-02-25 18:18:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:85 - ID:9437871
KYIV, Feb 25 (MENA) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on his US counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken to urge "hesitant European" leaders to ban Russia from SWIFT, a high-security messaging network that connects thousands of ....
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Macron says France to provide defensive equipment to Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-25 18:04:58 GMT - France - World - SN:84 - ID:9437809
PARIS, Feb 25 (MENA) - France will provide defensive equipment to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a written speech to the country's two legislative bodies Friday. The speech did not detail what the equipment would be, CNN ....
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Turkey says it cannot stop returning Russian warships from accessing Bosphorus & Dardanelles straits
Date: 2022-02-25 18:04:05 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:83 - ID:9437919
ANKARA, Feb 25 (MENA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country could not agree to Kyiv's request to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships, due to a clause in the Montreux Convention that allows vessels ....
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Czech Republic to close airspace to Russian flights
Date: 2022-02-25 17:32:04 GMT - Czech - World - SN:81 - ID:9437885
PRAGUE, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Czech Republic will bar Russian air carriers from using its airspace starting at midnight, Radio Prague International quoted Czech Minister of Transport Martin Kupka as saying Friday. "At midnight, Czechia will close ....
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UNHCR says Russian military operation could drive 5 million Ukrainians to flee abroad
Date: 2022-02-25 17:24:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:80 - ID:9437798
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Russian military operation could drive up to five million Ukrainian people to flee abroad, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday. At least 100,000 people are uprooted in Ukraine after fleeing their homes, while ....
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Putin urges Ukraine's army to overthrow Zelensky
Date: 2022-02-25 17:03:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:9437717
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on the Ukrainian army to overthrow the government whose leaders he described as "terrorists" and "a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis," The Moscow Times reported. In a ....
