Section: Africa&ME
Justice for Kyiv Clash Victims Elusive 1 Year Later
Published February 19, 2015 Ukraine is marking one year since anti-government protests in the capital, Kyiv, ended in clashes that left more than 100 dead and sent then-president Viktor Yanukovych fleeing to Russia. Despite a change in government, no one has been held accountable for the deaths and the families of many victims are skeptical they...
I’m my own man – Jeb Bush
In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother. ||| Washington – In his first major foreign policy speech since mooting a 2016 presidential run, Jeb Bush on Wednesday sought to distance himself from the legacy of his brother, admitting...
Russia’s Putin ‘real and present danger’ to Baltics
Russia would seek to replicate the tactics it used to unsettle eastern Ukraine and Crimea in the Baltic states, said British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. …read more Source: World...
Minsk deal leaders talk again
Leaders agree new push to enforce Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine calls for UN Peacekeepers
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has called for UN peacekeepers to be deployed to eastern Ukraine to enforce a ceasefire. At an emergency security meeting, he said such a force would help guarantee security “in a situation where the promise of peace is not being kept”. His comments came after Ukrainian troops withdrew from the...
Russia, rebels attack Ukraine’s call for peacekeepers
A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the east ran into strident … …read more Source: Gulf...
Reports: Britain warns of Russian danger to Baltic states
Russia could inflict the tactics it is accused of using to destabilize Ukraine on Baltic members of NATO, Britain’s defence minister warned in comments to British newspapers on Wednesday. Michael Fallon said that NATO must be prepared for Russian aggression in any form, and warned of a “real and present danger” to Baltic members...
Ukraine’s President Calls for International Peacekeeping Mission
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for an international peacekeeping mission for his country after ordering several thousand of his troops out of the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, which has been taken over by Russia-backed separatists. Poroshenko’s office reported late Wednesday that a meeting of the...
World Leaders Demand Access for Monitors to Eastern Ukraine
Published February 19, 2015 European Union and NATO leaders are calling on Russia to stop supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine and to adhere to a mediated truce agreed to last week in Belarus. Despite the agreement, pro-Russian …read more Source:...
Ukraine calls for peacekeepers after rebels take key town
Ukrainian army loses key railway hub linking main rebel-held cities; rebels claim 300 troops taken… …read more Source:...
