Section: Africa&ME
Russian aggression against Ukraine a threat to world – Obama
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Georgia’s key reformer Kakha Bendukidze dies
TBILISI: Georgian statesman Kakha Bendukidze — a top aide to Ukraine’s president and a respected champion of economic reforms in his own ex-Soviet republic — has died in London aged 58, supporters said on Friday. British police said Bendukidze was pronounced dead on Thursday after being found lifeless in a London hotel. Although the cause...
Putin faces icy reception in Brisbane
Tension heightened when Vladimir Putin arrived at the G20 summit with Britain’s David Cameron tell the Russian leader to stop bullying smaller states. ||| Brisbane – Vladimir Putin faces an icy reception at the G20 summit with Britain’s David Cameron telling the Russian leader to stop bullying smaller states and...
Kyiv Stresses Need for Bolstered Military
Ukraine’s president says his country’s armed forces are “willing and able to fight back” should the cease-fire agreement reached in September between his government and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine unravel. President Petro Poroshenko spoke in Kyiv Friday after meeting with Ukraine’s top security...
Ukraine Officials Stress Bolstering of Military
Ukraine’s president says his country’s armed forces are “willing and able to fight back” should the cease-fire agreement reached in September between his government and Russia-backed separatists in… …read more Source:...
Sweden says has proof of foreign submarine intrusion in October
By Niklas Pollard Sweden has proof that a small foreign submarine was operating illegally in its waters last month, its top military officer said on Friday after a mysterious episode that triggered the country’s biggest military mobilisation since the Cold War. More than 200 troops, stealth ships and helicopters scoured Baltic waters off...
Ukraine’s President, PM Stress Bolstering Country’s Military
Ukraine’s president says his country’s armed forces are “willing and able to fight back” should the cease-fire agreement reached in September between his government and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine unravel. President Petro Poroshenko spoke in Kyiv Friday after meeting with Ukraine’s top security...
Ukraine PM wants focus on building army
Yatsenyuk says economic growth cannot be expected until 2016 as country braces for new offensive by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: AL...
World Leaders Arrive in Australia for G20 Summit
World leaders are arriving in Brisbane, Australia for a two-day meeting of the world’s top 20 economic powers expected to focus on global finances, climate change and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday in the eastern coastal city, after Kyiv accused Russia of sending a fresh influx of troops and… …read more...
PM: Ukraine’s main task is to build army to stop Russia – UPDATED
Increasing violence, truce violations and reports of unmarked armed convoys travelling from the direction of the Russian border have aroused fears that a shaky Sept. 5 truce could collapse. …read more Source: World...
