Section: Africa&ME
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...
West should consider all tools, including arms, 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 on March 22. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
West should consider all tools, including arms, for Ukraine: NATO
The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, NATO’s top military commander said … …read more Source: Gulf...
Artillery rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk despite truce
The sound of intensive explosions appeared to come from the area around Donetsk airport, one of several key flashpoints where shelling has rumbled on despite the February truce deal. …read more Source: Gulf...
West should consider all tools, including arms, for Ukraine, says NATO general
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