
Ukrainian parliament on Friday extended by another year the self-rule of its two Russian-backed separatist regions of Lugansk and Donetsk under a set of strict conditions. The vote has been welcomed by Ukraine’s Western partners but bitterly opposed by hard-core nationalists who set off flares outside the chamber during the ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said reports of US President Donald Trump’s alleged intention to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran are rumors and a “guess.” Earlier on Thursday, the Washington Post newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump intended to “de-certify” the nuclear deal with Iran next ...