Section: Egylovers (Egypt)
Ukraine Readies for Possible Russian-backed Attack
Published November 18, 2014 Ukraine’s military is preparing to repel a possible assault by Russian-backed rebels in the east following reports of Russian military reinforcements crossing the border. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has said they are ready for total war. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from Ukraine’s front...
NATO Head Urges Russia to Pull Back Troops From Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Readies for Possible Russian-Backed Rebel Attack
DONETSK AND LUHANSK PROVINCES, UKRAINE—Ukraine’s military is preparing to repel a possible assault by Russian-backed rebels in the east following reports of Russian military reinforcements crossing the border. … …read more Source:...
EU Moves to Sanction Separatists as E. Ukraine Fighting Intensifies
European Union foreign ministers moved Monday to ratchet up sanctions against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of intensified fighting in the … …read more Source:...
Putin Admits Russian Troop Role in Crimea Annexation
Contradicting previous… …read more Source:...
Polish Diplomats Given 48 Hours to Leave Russia
MOSCOW—Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return. Ties between Russia and European Union member states have been strained by the crisis in Ukraine and by EU sanctions imposed after Russia annexed the Crimea...
MH17 Wreckage Removal Begins in E. Ukraine
Local emergency workers recovered human remains and aircraft parts Sunday from the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, four months after the plane was downed, killing 298 people. Dutch inspectors had hoped to examine the crash site themselves, but they remain concerned about the safety of their staff in the...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Wreckage Recovery in Ukraine
Published November 16, 2014 Local Ukraine emergency services have begun collecting parts of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wreckage from its crash site in the middle of the conflict zone, Dutch air …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Financial Outlook Is Gloomy
KYIV—Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to service its debts. If the situation continues, Ukraine could face possible default on its bonds in four to six months, if Russia demands early repayment on a multibillion-dollar loan it gave Kyiv before the ouster this year of...
Obama: US Leads World in Opposing Russian Aggression In Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. is leading the world in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Speaking Saturday in Australia at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Mr. Obama said Russia is “a threat to the world” as witnessed in the “appalling shoot-down of MH17;” a reference to the downing of...
