German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday strongly criticized the Turkish military offensive against Kurdish militants in their Syrian stronghold of Afrin. “Despite all the legitimate security interests Turkey has, it is unacceptable what is happening in Afrin, where thousands and thousands of civilians are being persecuted, dying or forced to ...
Britain said Wednesday its ambassador will snub a Moscow meeting on the poisoning of a spy in England as Russia’s foreign minister threatened further retaliation against “anti-Russian measures.” The Kremlin slammed the planned absence of British ambassador Laurie Bristow from a meeting being hosted by the foreign ministry, saying it ...
