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Why NATO must watch its back door
Story highlights The current crisis in Ukraine is part of a continuum that has been evolving in recent years. The apparent belief in the Kremlin that ethnic Russians, wherever they live, are to be protected by an external forceis utterly incompatible with international law. Russia has used the Ukrainian conflict to test new weapon systems on the...
Unrest, Shortages Mark Anniversary of Ukraine Protests
WASHINGTON—Ukrainians are marking the first anniversary of Kyiv protests that led to the ouster of a pro-Russian president and subsequent fighting in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east. After more than 5,600 deaths and much destruction, the country continues to suffer from a political and economic crisis, and the number of displaced Ukrainians...
NATO’s endgame in the Baltics
The drunk Russian had me in a neck-lock. ‘Rossia, davai Rossia!!’ he was shouting. Go, Russia. And please get off me. It’s this image of an aggressive, out of control Russian nationalism that is being pushed by western leaders as being so dangerous at the moment: a nationalism which they say is being stoked by President Vladimir...
Western Officials: Putin ‘Danger’ to Baltic States
LONDON—Senior Western officials accused Russia on Thursday of redrawing the map of Europe by force and posing a threat to the Baltic states. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “real and present danger” to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and NATO is getting ready to repel any aggression, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said....
Ukraine fighting rages despite efforts to revive truce
Renewed fighting has occured in eastern Ukraine despite European efforts to revive a fresh … …read more Source:...
Justice for Kyiv Clash Victims Elusive 1 Year Later
Published February 19, 2015 Ukraine is marking one year since anti-government protests in the capital, Kyiv, ended in clashes that left more than 100 dead and sent then-president Viktor Yanukovych fleeing to Russia. Despite a change in government, no one has been held accountable for the deaths and the families of many victims are skeptical they...
Reports: Britain warns of Russian danger to Baltic states
Russia could inflict the tactics it is accused of using to destabilize Ukraine on Baltic members of NATO, Britain’s defence minister warned in comments to British newspapers on Wednesday. Michael Fallon said that NATO must be prepared for Russian aggression in any form, and warned of a “real and present danger” to Baltic members...
Ukraine’s President Calls for International Peacekeeping Mission
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for an international peacekeeping mission for his country after ordering several thousand of his troops out of the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, which has been taken over by Russia-backed separatists. Poroshenko’s office reported late Wednesday that a meeting of the...
World Leaders Demand Access for Monitors to Eastern Ukraine
Published February 19, 2015 European Union and NATO leaders are calling on Russia to stop supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine and to adhere to a mediated truce agreed to last week in Belarus. Despite the agreement, pro-Russian …read more Source:...
A Year Later, Kyiv Uprising Victims Still Wait for Justice
KYIV, UKRAINE—Nineteen-year-old Roman Guryk was a bit of a rebel, but he cared deeply about his two younger sisters, his friends and a European future for Ukraine. A year ago, he gathered with thousands of other anti-government protesters near the Hotel Ukraine in central Kyiv. When they … …read more Source:...
