Section: NDTV (India)
NATO Warns of Risk of More Heavy Fighting in Ukraine
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned today there was still a risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine and urged Russia to halt its support for pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source:...
Britain to Step Up Training of Ukrainian Armed Forces
Britain said on Wednesday it would step up its training programme for Ukraine’s armed forces as they battle pro-Russian separatist fighters in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
NATO Says Won’t be Dragged Into Arms Race With Russia
The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defences. …read more Source:...
Nearly Half of MH17’s Wreckage Still in Ukraine
A top pro-Russian rebel said today that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields controlled by the separatists. …read more Source:...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Extends Western Food Ban for 1 Year
Russian President Vladimir Putin today extended a ban against most Western food imports for a year after EU foreign ministers agreed to prolong sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict until… …read more Source:...
Russia Sees More Foreign Tourists Despite Ukraine Crisis: Official
The number of foreign tourists visiting Russia has grown by 16 per cent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, helped by a devalued ruble amid Western sanctions, a tourism official told AF… …read more Source:...
Moscow Powerless to Stop Russians from Fighting in Ukraine: Security Chief
The secretary of Russia’s security council said today it is impossible to stop Russians from going to fight in Ukraine because they are guided by “emotions.” …read more Source:...
Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter Seeks NATO Spending Boost to Counter Russia
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
MH17 Crash: Malaysia to Hold Memorial Service
Malaysia is scheduled to hold a memorial service in Kuala Lumpur next month to remember the 298 people who were onboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
Russia Slams EU Sanctions Renewal as Pointless ‘Blackmail’
Russia today slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
