Section: The Gulf Today (United Arab Emirates)
Russia accuses West of trying to destabilise Macedonia
MOSCOW: Russia accused “Western organisers” on Saturday of trying to foment a “colour revolution” in the troubled former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, where political tensions are building ahead of an opposition rally on Sunday. “Colour revolution” is a term often used to describe popular uprisings in the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine,...
Baltics request permanent Nato troop presence
VILNIUS: The three Baltic countries are asking Nato to permanently deploy an army brigade to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a deterrent against an increasingly assertive Russia. The states, all with ethnic Russian minorities, fear they could become a target of Kremlin pressure after a pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine and President...
Proof cited of Russian army in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Allies of murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday unveiled a report based on research he compiled that they claimed proved large-scale Russian military involvement in Ukraine. “We gathered what we think is comprehensive proof of the presence of Russian troops,” said Ilya Yashin, one of the authors of the report...
Russia salutes World War II heroes
MOSCOW: Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and jets screamed overhead on Saturday in a huge military parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. Western leaders boycotted the parade over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis but President Vladimir Putin was joined...
Ukraine says 7,000 civilians killed in war
KIEV: Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists since fighting erupted in April last year, the nation’s president said on Friday. Speaking before parliament, Petro Poroshenko said that more than 1,000 people remained unaccounted for. The figures mark a...
Ukraine says five soldiers killed as talks resume over truce
KIEV: Ukraine said on Wednesday that five Ukrainian soldiers were killed as fresh clashes rumbled on despite the resumption of talks between the government and rebels over a battered truce deal. Over the past 24 hours four servicemen died when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine close to the frontline town of Avdiivka in the ravaged east, while...
Nato alliance to move command HQ to Romania
BUCHAREST: A top Nato commander says the alliance will briefly move an allied joint force command headquarters (HQ) to Romania as Nato continues to hone its ability to react to Russia’s moves in Ukraine and other security challenges. US Navy Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III, commander of the Allied Joint Force Command based in Naples, Italy,...
One killed, 4 hurt in east Ukraine clashes
KIEV: A Ukrainian army volunteer was killed and three soldiers were wounded in fighting in the country’s east, Kiev said on Tuesday, while pro-Russian rebels said one of their fighters was injured. A volunteer died from his wounds on Monday after being hit by 120mm mortars fired by rebels at Ukrainian fighters who are stationed near the...
Two Ukraine soldiers, one rebel killed
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers and one rebel have been killed in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday, as both sides traded blame over increasing ceasefire violations. Two Ukrainian troops died and three more were wounded after their armoured vehicle hit a mine in the Lugansk region, military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk...
Soldier, civilian killed in fresh Ukraine clashes
KIEV: A Ukrainian soldier and a civilian were killed in the past 24 hours in Ukraine’s separatist-held east amid a marked increase in fighting despite a fragile ceasefire, authorities said on Sunday. “A Ukrainian soldier was killed and six others wounded over the last 24 hours,” Ukraine military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told a press...
