Section: AlahedNews (Lebanon)
Russia-Ukraine Tension: Putin Defends Seizure of Ukrainian Ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Wednesday that Russian forces were in the right to seize three Ukrainian ships last weekend. …read more Source:...
Russian Ex-Lawmaker Killed in Central Kiev Shooting
According to the Kiev police chief, a Russian former lawmaker may have been the person reportedly shot and killed in central Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Plans More Missile Launches, Aircraft Tests near Crimea
Kiev intends to carry out additional missile and aircraft exercises near Crimea on Friday despite Moscow’s protest. …read more Source:...
Russia May Shoot Down Ukrainian Missiles Launched Near Crimea if Threatened
Russia could shoot down Ukrainian missiles in case they represented threat, local media reported Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. …read more Source:...
Kiev to Hold Missile-firing Exercise over Crimea’s Civil Aviation Zone
Ukraine made a unilateral decision to organize missile-firing exercises over Crimea, in the sovereign airspace of the Russian Federation, Russia’s Fe …read more Source:...
Russian Warships Deployed near Crimea for Ukrainian Missile Tests
Warships from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have taken up position off Crimea’s western coastline to help strengthen the peninsula’s air defenses in res …read more Source:...
Russia Launches Large Snap Military Drills
Russia on Thursday launched large-scale snap military drills, putting its troops on full combat readiness in districts bordering Ukraine and the Balti …read more Source:...
Russia Holds Drills in Black Sea amid Tensions
Russian naval forces announced three-day military maneuvers in the Black Sea amid growing tensions between Moscow and Kiev over the Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source:...
Russia Merges Crimea into S. Region
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree merging the Crimean Peninsula, which separated from Ukraine and rejoined Russia two years ago, into t …read more Source:...
Russian Bid to Blacklist Syrian Extremist Groups Blocked at UN
Britain, France, the United States and Ukraine Tuesday blocked a Russian request to add two Syrian armed groups to a UN terror blacklist and sideline …read more Source:...
