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Kerry in Ukraine for Talks with Poroshenko
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is making a fresh appeal for Western weapons to help fight pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. Ahead of Kerry’s arrival, a senior State Department official announced the U.S. is providing Ukraine with an additional $16.4 million in...
Kerry to visit Ukraine as US mulls arms supplies
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Nuclear Issues, Russia-Ukraine on NATO Ministers’ Agenda
BRUSSELS—NATO defense ministers will meet Thursday in Brussels to discuss nuclear issues, the conflict in Ukraine and the threat of Russian aggression near NATO’s eastern border.Also on the agenda are Georgia’s aspirations to join the 28-member alliance. This will be the fifth defense ministers meeting for Chuck Hagel, who is making...
Deadly shell hits hospital in Ukraine’s Donetsk
A shell has hit a hospital in the eastern Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, killing or injuring several people, the city administration has said. “There was an artillery shell at 12pm (0900 GMT) … The shell hit a hospital, there are dead and wounded,” a statement on the administration’s website said on...
Shelling forces residents to flee eastern Ukraine city
More to this story In eastern Ukraine, fighting is intensifying between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russia separatists. Both sides are battling for control of strategic positions …read more Source:...
Hungary PM: Strong Diplomatic Ties with Russia, Germany a Priority
BUDAPEST—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday that his main foreign policy goal was maintaining good ties with Russia and Germany, adding that the United States was an important partner but not the central focus of foreign policy. A maverick leader whose warm relations with Moscow have irked European and American partners at a...
Obama Defense Nominee Favors Lethal Military Aid for Ukraine
Michael Bowman Published February 04, 2015 President Barack Obama’s pick to be America’s next secretary of defense says he favors sending U.S. military aid to Ukraine and speeding arms sales to Jordan — and lists Iran and the Islamic State as major threats in the Middle East. Ashton Carter testified at his confirmation hearing...
Arms for Ukraine?
One hot topic in Washington this week is whether the Barack Obama administration will start supplying weapons to the Ukrainian military for its fight against Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east. Until now the aid from the US has been of the “non-lethal” variety: body armor, first aid kits, night vision goggles....
EU Official Calls for Immediate Truce in Ukraine
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called for an immediate truce in eastern Ukraine, where fresh fighting has killed three people, according to officials. Witnesses saw at least three bodies outside a hospital that was hit by shells in the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Wednesday. “It wasn’t one shell. One was over...
EU Backs Call for Truce in E. Ukrainian Town
BRUSSELS/KYIV—The EU’s foreign policy chief threw her support on Wednesday behind a call for a temporary … …read more Source:...
