Section: Africa&ME
Russian Ruble, Stocks Slide on News of Possible New Sanctions
MOSCOW—The ruble and Russian stocks fell sharply on Monday, following a return to full-scale warfare in eastern Ukraine and threats of further Western sanctions against Russia. At 10:25 EST (1525 GMT), the ruble… …read more Source:...
Putin: Ukrainian army is NATO’s ‘foreign legion’
Russian president claims NATO is using the Ukrainian military as a ‘foreign legion’ to contain Russia. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine rebels move to encircle government troops in new advance
Ukrainian servicemen prepare their ammunition at a position on the front-line near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on January 26, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO)Kiev and St. Petersburg, Reuters—Russian-backed rebels advanced to encircle a Ukrainian army garrison town on Monday in a new offensive that has again unleashed all-out war...
Putin accuses Ukraine army of being ‘NATO foreign legion’
President Vladimir Putin sharply ramped up his anti-Western rhetoric on Jan. 26, accusing the Ukrainian army of being “NATO’s foreign legion” whose main purpose was to contain Russia …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia blames Kiev for Ukraine violence
Russia warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be “absolutely destructive” blackmail. ||| Moscow – Russia blamed Kiev on Monday for a surge in fighting in Ukraine and warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be “absolutely destructive” blackmail. Pro-Moscow...
Shelling briefly traps 500 miners in east Ukraine
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine’s war-torn east were briefly trapped underground on Monday after their pit lost power when a shell hit an electricity substation …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia warns West not to blackmail it over Ukraine
Russia blamed Kiev on Monday for a surge in fighting in Ukraine and warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be “absolutely destructive” blackmail. Pro-Moscow separatists, backed by what NATO says are Russian troops, have launched an offensive in southeastern Ukraine and President Barack Obama...
Raid On Crimean Tatar TV Channel
Dozens of armed, masked men in unmarked military clothing surrounded the headquarters of the ATR channel. …read more Source: World...
U.S. has “more tools” to put pressure on Russia
Barack Obama blamed Russia for renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, and said Washington would consider additional options to ratchet up pressure on Moscow. …read more Source: World...
Turkey condemns pro-Russian separatist offensive in Mariupol
Turkey has condemned the intensified attacks against civilians by pro-Russian separatist forces in the eastern Ukrainian town of Mariupol, as NATO and Ukraine met in an urgent meeting Jan. 25. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
