Section: Africa&ME
Report: At least 60 journalists killed in 2014
This May 27, 2011 file photo shows American Journalist James Foley as he poses for a photo in Boston, USA. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) New York, AP—At least 60 journalists around the world were killed in 2014 while on the job or because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Tuesday, making the past three years the deadliest...
Ukraine takes historic step towards Nato
KIEV: Ukraine took a historic step towards Nato on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine’s non-aligned status — a classification given to states such as...
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO – Putin’s view of NATO as modern Russia’s biggest threat
KIEV: Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO yesterday in a parliamentary vote certain to stoke Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine’s non-aligned status-a classification given to states such...
News24.com | Lavrov: Ukraine step toward Nato counter-productive
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Ukraine’s adoption of a bill to drop its non-aligned status was “absolutely counter-productive”. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Parliament votes to end non-aligned status
Ukraine’s parliament decided Tuesday to drop its non-aligned status, allowing it to join military alliances …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Dec. 23 in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine scraps non-alignment status
Parliament passes amendment renouncing non-aligned status, angering Russia which slammed the move as counterproductive. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine angers Moscow by scrapping “non-aligned” status
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Ukraine’s renunciation of its neutral military and political status a “counterproductive” step that would only boost tensions around the crisis in the east. …read more Source: World...
News24.com | Ukraine abandons non-aligned status
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to abandon the country’s non-aligned status, a move that could be a step toward seeking membership in Nato. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian parliament angers Moscow by scrapping ‘non-aligned’ status
By Alessandra Prentice The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine’s “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO, angering Moscow which views the Western alliance’s eastward expansion as a threat to its own security Kiev first announced its intention of seeking the protection of NATO membership in August...
