Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Russian Navy Holds Drill Aimed to ’Repel Strikes’ on Crimea
Russia said Monday its navy is holding drills off the coast of Crimea to practice thwarting an attack on the Black Sea peninsula it annexed from Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
US Defense Chief: Russia Has ’Losing Strategy’ in Syria
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its commitments in Ukraine. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
NATO Launches Major Drill, Largest since 2002
NATO launches its biggest military exercise since 2002 on Saturday, putting 36,000 alliance soldiers through their paces in Italy, Spain and Portugal to boost preparedness against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Two Soldiers Killed in East Ukraine Blast
Ukraine on Thursday reported the death of two soldiers in a mine blast but no heavy fighting as a new truce with pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding for the 10th day. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Ukraine Says Truce Holding Despite Soldiers Death
Ukraine’s army said on Wednesday that a new nine-day truce with pro-Russian separatists was holdings despite small skirmishes that claimed the lives of two government soldiers this week. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
NATO Hails ’Fresh Opportunity’ for Ukraine Peace
NATO praised on Thursday a renewed ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and Kyiv’s decentralization reforms as a new opportunity for peace and asked Moscow to stop backing the armed rebels. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Two Civilians Killed in Eastern Ukraine
Two civilians were killed Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, authorities said, undermining fresh ceasefire efforts. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
US to Deploy Heavy Weapons to Poland in 2016
Poland’s defense minister said Thursday the US would deploy heavy weapons to the EU member next year, as regional tensions run high over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Ukraine PM Calls Debt Deal A Blow to ’Enemy’ Russia
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Thursday that the crucial debt deal struck between Kiev and its private creditors had delivered a blow to “enemy” Russia. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Russia Dispatches 3 Military Convoys to Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of this week sending three military convoys over the border into the separatist-controlled east. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
