Section: Lebanon
Ukraine rebels to delay elections
NNA – (AP) Officials of the eastern Ukraine regions under the control of Russia-backed separatists say they will postpone local elections that were to be held in the next several weeks, an issue tha …read more Source: National News...
Germany greets pro-Russian rebels’ delay of Ukraine elections
A German diplomatic source described as “good news” a decision by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to delay disputed local elections there. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine rebels to delay elections
Officials of the eastern Ukraine regions under the control of Russia-backed separatists say they will postpone local elections that were to be held in the next several weeks, an issue that had impeded progress toward a firm resolution of the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
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...
Russian volunteers likely to fight in Syria: lawmaker
Russian volunteers who have honed their combat skills in Ukraine are likely to travel to Syria to fight alongside the forces of President Bashar Assad, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of the Russian parliament’s defence committee, said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine starts light weapons withdrawal in east
Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the front line in the eastern region of Luhansk in accordance with a recent agreement with pro-Russian separatists, the Ukrainian military said Monday …read more Source: The Daily...
Pro-Moscow separatists say begin tank withdrawal in east Ukraine
Pro-Moscow rebels announced Saturday they had begun withdrawing tanks from the line of contact with government forces following key peace talks in Paris the day before. …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel says there is no link between Syria and Ukraine crises
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that western countries would not make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine crisis in order to win its support for a political solution in Syria, saying the two crises had nothing to do with each other. …read more Source: The Daily...
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...
Leaders meet to consolidate Ukraine’s fragile peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris Friday to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, as the conflict is overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin’s dramatic intervention in Syria’s war …read more Source: The Daily...
