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What kind of aggression are we talking about?
By Gwynne Dyer JUST BEFORE he sat down to a traditional Bavarian meal of sausages and beer with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of the G7 summit on Sunday, US President Barack Obama told the media that one of the meeting’s priorities would be discussing ways of “standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.” Which begs the...
Over 1,700 Ukraine troops killed in conflict: Official
A Ukrainian official says over 1,700 government troops have been killed since the conflict began in the country’s eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian presidential adviser Yuri Biryukov wrote on his Facebook account on Sunday that some 1,723 servicemen were killed during the13-month conflict between Kiev forces and pro-Russia fighters in the...
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: World leaders on Monday warned Russia it would face stepped-up sanctions for its “aggression” in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats to...
Ukrainian rebels have ‘army of mid-sized European state’
KIEV: Ukraine’s defense minister yesterday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a “mid-sized European state”. Stepan Poltorak’s estimates fly in the face of Russia’s denials that it either backs the separatist fighters or covertly sneaks troops across its...
7 Ukraine forces die in landmine explosion
Truck carrying Ukrainian troopers hits landmine in the east, killing seven soldiers. …read more Source:...
UK’s Cameron trips up over Europe at G7 summit, denies U-turn
By Andrew Osborn British Prime Minister David Cameron tripped up over Europe at a summit of the Group of Seven Industrial nations (G7), appearing to issue an ultimatum to his own ministers over the EU only to swiftly withdraw it, saying he had been misunderstood. The debacle was Cameron’s first serious setback since he was re-elected a...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed when truck hits mine: spokesman
At least seven Ukrainian servicemen died on Monday when their truck hit a mine planted by pro-Russian insurgents in the war-torn country’s separatist east, a Kiev military spokesman told AFP. …read more Source: The Daily...
G7 leaders wrap up summit with pledges and warnings
Ukraine crisis, global security threats, climate change and Greek economy dominated two-day meeting in Bavarian Alps. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
Ukraine’s defense minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a “mid-sized European state”. Stepan Poltorak’s estimates fly in the face of Russia’s denials that it either backs the separatist fighters or covertly sneaks troops...
G-7 warns Russia of more sanctions, pledges climate action
World leaders warned Russia June 8 that it would face stepped-up sanctions for its “aggression” in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
