Section: Africa&ME
Russia and Nato square off over Ukraine
Moscow’s surprise announcement that it plans to adopt a beefed-up new military doctrine adds a threatening new layer of tensions ahead of the Nato summit. …read more Source: The...
More than 1 million Ukrainians displaced by conflict: UNHCR
More than one million people have been uprooted by the conflict in Ukraine, including 260,000 within the country where further mass displacement is feared due to ongoing fighting …read more Source: Gulf...
UN: More than one million people now displaced due to Ukraine conflict
United Nations refugee agency says more are fleeing the fighting. …read more Source:...
Russia to ‘amend defence policy’ towards NATO
Moscow vows to adopt beefed up military policy over NATO plans to create rapid-response force in wake of Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: AL...
Kiev warns of ‘great war’ with Russia
Ukrainian forces have ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a “great war” that could claim tens of thousands of lives. …read more Source:...
Kiev warns of ‘great war’ with Russia as its forces retreat
KIEV — Ukrainian forces ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents on Monday as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a “great war” that could claim tens of thousands of lives. The sense of foreboding in Kiev came as European-mediated talks over the fast-escalating crisis opened in the Belorussian c...
Ukraine: Russia’s ‘open aggression’ driving rebel advance
Poroshenko to make high-level changes in Army personnel; Russia denies military involvement in the east; China: More EU sanctions will complicate the crisis. …read more Source: Yedioth...
What are Russia’s plans for eastern Ukraine?
The EU threatens further sanctions amid continuing accusations of Russian military involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
War could spread beyond Ukraine, warns Poland PM
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that the war in eastern Ukraine risks spreading if Nato does not toughen its stance quickly. …read more Source:...
15 000 Russian troops to Ukraine, say families
Up to 15 000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, rights groups claim. …read more Source:...
