Eastern Europe

PARIS: The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius has said that the Group of Eight (G8) has suspended Russia’s participation in their meetings.However, Fabius said...

WASHINGTON: The United States and the European Union (EU) have imposed sanctions against Russian and the Ukrainian officials after Crimea declared its independence following...

LONDON: The United States and Russia have failed to find common ground on Ukraine ahead of Crimea's controversial vote. “We haven’t got a common vision...

UNITED NATIONS: Russia would veto a US draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would declare a planned referendum on independence...

KIEV: In an attempt to boost the country’s defenses, the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday voted to create a 60,000-strong National Guard on the basis...

Ukraine, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Condoleezza Rice: A new outpost of Cold WarBy Agha Iqrar HaroonIslamabad: Three top US brains this week wrote about...

SIMFEROPOL: The Crimean parliament on Tuesday voted for independence from Ukraine, paving the way for the upcoming referendum for the Crimean Autonomous Republic and...

MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry and said that the United States...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and urged him to seek a diplomatic solution to...

WASHINGTON: The United States is imposing visa restrictions on Russian and Crimeans who they accuse of threatening Ukraine’s sovereignty and integrity.In a statement, the...