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Reporter’s Notebook: Still homeless in Ukraine
Internally displaced refugees in Kiev have fewer options available – and many are turning to Israel. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Russian official: Moscow has ‘more right’ to Crimea than UK to Falklands
UK’s Foreign Secretary condemns Russia’s ‘flagrant breach of Ukrainian, international law’ in seizing… …read more Source:...
Arms should be on the table for Ukraine: NATO general
The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, NATO’s top military commander said Sunday.Officials in Washington have been discussing whether to send weapons to Ukraine’s military to help them fight pro-Russian separatists who NATO says are armed and supported by Moscow. …read...
Artillery rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk despite truce
DONETSK, Ukraine — Artillery fire rocked the outskirts of the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Donetsk on Sunday in the latest clashes to rattle an internationally brokered cease-fire between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev. The sound of intensive explosions began at 9:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) and appeared to come from the area arou...
Sri Lanka probes ex-envoy over alleged Ukraine arms deals
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka is investigating its former ambassador to Russia following a media report that he helped arm pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine, the foreign minister said on Sunday. The Colombo-based Sunday Times said the Ukraine government has lodged a formal complaint with Colombo detailing former ambassador Udayanga Weer...
Nato backs armed support for Ukraine
BRUSSELS: The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, Natio’s top military commander said on Sunday. Officials in Washington have been discussing whether to send weapons to Ukraine’s military to help them fight pro-Russian separatists who Nato says are armed and supported by...
In Ukraine, Russians take up arms against the insurgency – Defending their land, family and future
ODESSA: When Andrei Krasilnikov hugged his wife good-bye last week and climbed onto a bus to take him back to the frontline in eastern Ukraine, his motive was typical of those fighting for Kiev — to defend his family and future from what he perceives as Russian aggression. What sets him apart from his brothers-inarms is his Russian citizenship....
Son of Ukraine’s ex-president drowns in Russian lake
Viktor Yanukovich’s youngest son died after vehicle plunged through ice on Lake Baikal, associate of ex-president says. …read more Source: AL...
Son of Ukraine’s ex-president drowns in Russian lake
The youngest son of Ukraine’s … …read more Source:...
NATO General: West Should Consider Arming Ukraine
NATO’s military commander says the West needs to consider sending defensive weapons to Ukraine to help it counter Russia’s continued involvement supporting pro-Moscow separatists fighting Kyiv’s forces. U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove told a Brussels conference that he does not think “any tool of (the) United...
