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Biden warns Russia over Ukraine
KIEV: US Vice President Joe Biden told Russia on Friday it faced paying an ever-higher price over Ukraine as tensions ratcheted up on the first anniversary of mass protests which unleashed a year of turmoil. Biden described as “unacceptable” the Kremlin’s role in the crisis in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow denies giving military assistance...
Russia will pay high cost for Ukraine crisis: Biden
U.S. Vice President Biden says Russia risks isolation if conflict intensifies in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
US Biden voices support for Ukraine, denounces Russia’s Putin
By Alessandra Prentice US Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged Moscow to abide by a September peace deal and pull military forces out of the country. Addressing himself rhetorically to Russian President Vladimir Putin after holding talks with Ukrainian President Petro...
Biden visits Ukraine on Maidan anniversary
US vice president holds talks in Kiev a year on from Maidan protests, as Russia is accused of cross-border shelling. …read more Source: AL...
U.S. Vice President denounces Putin’s action in Ukraine
Biden, in a statement to the press alongside Poroshenko, said Russian behaviour was a “flagrant violation of the bedrock principles of the international system.” …read more Source: World...
Ukraine president heckled by relatives of Maidan dead
It was the first real public display of anger against Poroshenko, who was elected president in May after the pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovich fled the country. …read more Source: World...
The fall of the would-be emperor
By Alon Ben-Meir President Erdogan has recently come under intense criticism for his unwillingness to come to the aid of the beleaguered Syrian Kurds in the city of Kobani just across the Turkish border. Sadly, Erdogan’s behavior is not surprising as he has always pursued policies consistent with the image of himself as a great leader and...
Biden to Reiterate US Support During Visit to Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukraine’s leaders Friday in an effort to underscore Washington’s support for Kyiv, which … …read more Source:...
NATO Scrambles Jets 400 Times in 2014 Over Russian Activity
AMARI, ESTONIA/LONDON—NATO warplanes have had to scramble 400 times this year in response to an increase in Russian air activity around Europe not seen since the Cold War, the alliance’s chief said on Thursday. North Atlantic Treaty Organization members have sought to fill gaps in the alliance’s land, air and sea defenses since Russia...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire: UN
KIEV: Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said on Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. As the report was published, international monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission in the...
