Section: Africa&ME
US says to assist Ukraine ‘for self-defense’
Biden sharply criticizes Putin for not honoring agreements on Ukraine; promises security assistance for Kiev …read more Source: Anadolu...
Merkel leads last chance Ukraine peace drive
MUNICH: German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday pushed a new peace bid to end the Ukraine conflict, warning that sending weapons to government forces fighting pro-Russian rebels would not stop the bloodshed. Fresh from overnight talks in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande to thrash out a new peace plan, Merkel said success was far...
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he said was proof of Moscow’s “presence” in his country.”I take with me the passports and military ID of Russian soldiers, Russian officers who come to us,” Poroshenko said,...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns
By Aleksandar Vasovic Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on the key railway town of Debaltseve and the coastal city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s military said on Saturday. Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in fighting...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko asks for military help from allies
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko asks for military help from allies
Poroshenko held up the red passports of Russian soldiers that was found in Russia, saying it was the best evidence for presence of foreign troops in his country. …read more Source: World...
Europe and US clash over how to confront Putin on Ukraine
By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading US senator who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. The heated exchange at a security conference in Munich...
Biden says Ukraine has right to defend itself against Russia
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Nato commander: West shouldn’t rule out sending arms to Ukraine
Top commander says there is need to address worsening situation …read more Source: Gulf...
UK rejects ‘irrelevance’ jibe over omission from Ukraine talks
Foreign secretary denies Britain sidelined in Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Gulf...
