Section: Africa&ME
West’s shows ‘unwillingness’ in Ukraine truce: Lavrov
Russia on Feb. 26 called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not interested in the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Western sanction threats meant to cover peace deal failure: Russia
Western threats of additional economic sanctions against Russia are aimed at distracting attention from the West’s opposition to the implementation of a peace deal in east Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Putin ‘destabilizing’ Ukraine – Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilizing Ukraine through “land grabs,” warning Moscow and the rebels had failed to meet the terms of a tattered ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Putin threatens to cut off Ukraine’s gas supply
The Russian president also called an alleged move by Kiev to cut off gas to the east “genocide”. …read more Source: AL...
Putin threatens to cut off Ukraine’s gas supply
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will cut gas supplies to Ukraine if it fails to pay in advance for… …read more Source:...
US General: No Red Line in Ukraine to Trigger NATO Response
PENTAGON—The top U.S. general in Europe has indicated there is no red line that Russia can cross that would lead NATO to step in and help Ukraine militarily. “NATO is after all first a political alliance, and then a military alliance,” General Philip Breedlove, head of U.S. European Command, told reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon. Some NATO...
Putin ‘destabilizing’ Ukraine through land grabs
National Security Advisor Susan Rice says Putin lies about peace aspirations for Ukraine …read more Source:...
Putin: The ‘Lonely’ Leader Bent on Restoring Russian Power
Henry Ridgwell Published February 25, 2015 Despite Russia’s crisis-hit economy, approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin are near record highs. Western sanctions against Moscow have failed to curb Russian interference in Ukraine. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, Putin analysts say the former spy is determined to restore Russia to...
Pro-Russian rebels demonstrate arms pullback in Ukraine
OBILNE, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday took journalists to see a column of artillery pieces being moved, saying it proved that their forces were withdrawing heavy weapons in line with a truce. However, there was no way of verifying whether the 14 122mm howitzers towed down a road in eastern Ukraine were really being withdrawn fro...
US furious over Russia’s ‘lies’ on Ukraine
KIEV — The United States expressed fury at Russia’s “lies” over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed cease-fire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone on Wednesday. But the crisis still simmered dangerously. Britain said it was dispatching a team of soldiers to Ukraine for “tra...
