Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his French counterpart Francois Hollande during a visit to France on October 19, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. The two leaders “will discuss international issues including Syria and Ukraine,” Lavrov told France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at a meeting in Moscow. ...
Ukraine on Thursday summoned the Russian consul after Moscow detained one of its state media reporters for alleged espionage. Meanwhile populist and nationalist factions in Ukraine’s parliament pushed for the introduction of travel visas for Russians in retaliation for Roman Sushchenko’s arrest. Russia on Monday announced the detention of Sushchenko ...