Section: National News Agency (Lebanon)
NATO says Russianbacked separatists equipped to launch new attacks with little warning
NNA – Russia has built up its forces on the border with Ukraine and sent more military hardware into eastern Ukraine, enabling pro-Russia separatists to launch attacks with little warning if they choo …read more Source: National News...
Ukraine rebel leader says has released Two U.S. aid workers
NNA – Ukraine39;s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. “We have freed two Americans that we arr …read more Source: National News...
300 U.S. troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian Forces
NNA – About 300 U.S. paratroopers arrived this week in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the U.S. Army said in a statement. The troops fr …read more Source: National News...
Pro Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev
NNA – A prominent pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Kiev on Thursday, the Ukrainian government said, the latest in a series of allies of the country39;s former pro-Moscow leaders to die in su …read more Source: National News...
Six Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east military
NNA – Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, the Kiev military said on Tuesday, as Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine ca …read more Source: National News...
Greece urges halt to Western sanctions against Russia
NNA – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has criticized the sanctions against Russia, urging an end to the measures taken by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. “To get out of this profound crisis w …read more Source: National News...
Two bomb blasts in Ukraine's Kharkiv, no casualties
NNA – Two bomb attacks early Tuesday shook Ukraine39;s second city Kharkiv, near the Russian border and the frontline of the country39;s war, causing some damage but no casualties. The Kharkiv pr …read more Source: National News...
290 U.S. paratroopers to Train Ukraine Forces
NNA – Hundreds of U.S. paratroopers will train Ukrainian soldiers from April 20 as Kiev battles to contain pro-Russian separatists in the country39;s east, Ukrainian interior minister Arsen Avakov s …read more Source: National News...
Lavrov: US shows double standards by supporting Yemen’s fleeing president
NNA – The United States has followed double standards by providing support to Yemen’s fleeing president and by denying it to Ukraine’s former president, Viktor Yanukovych, Russian Foreign Minister …read more Source: National News...
Passenger bus hits landmine in East Ukraine, four dead
NNA – Four people were killed and 20 injured when a passenger bus hit a landmine near a government-controlled town in eastern Ukraine, local officials said Thursday. The bus had taken a side road in …read more Source: National News...
