Section: NDTV (India)
European Union Prolongs Crimea Sanctions
The European Union today prolonged until 2016 a sanctions package over Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, days after rolling over a series of damaging punitive measures against Moscow for its role… …read more Source:...
Senate Okays Defense Bill Over White House Objections
The US Senate on Thursday passed a $612-billion defense policy bill, over White House objections, that allows lethal weapons for Ukraine, and virtually prevents President Barack Obama from closing the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Parliament Fires Powerful Security Chief
Ukraine’s parliament today fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation’s chief prosecu… …read more Source:...
Russia May Toughen Counter-Sanctions Over Ukraine, Says Kremlin Aide
Russia may toughen its response to sanctions imposed by the European Union over the crisis in Ukraine if the bloc extends its measures against Moscow, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia Protest Over Attacks on Each Other’s Diplomatic Missions
Ukraine protested to Russia today after mobs vandalised its embassy in Moscow and its consulate in Rostov-on-Don overnight, a day after Russia made a similar protest to Ukraine over damage to the Russ… …read more Source:...
Washington Accuses Russia of ‘Outright Lies’ on Ukraine
Washington’s UN envoy accused Russia on Thursday of spinning ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin’s direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev’s pro-Western drive. …read more Source:...
Russian Groups Crowdfund the War in Ukraine
The Novorossiya Humanitarian Battalion boasts on its website that it provided funds to buy a pair of binoculars used by rebels in eastern Ukraine to spot and destroy an armored vehicle. Another group,… …read more Source:...
Pope Urges Putin to Make a ‘Great Effort’ to Resolve the Crisis in Ukraine
Barely two days after Europe’s most powerful leaders presented a common front on Russian sanctions, President Vladimir Putin of Russia swept into Italy on Wednesday, a pointed reminder that European u… …read more Source:...
Pope Francis Urges Vladimir Putin to Make ‘Sincere, Great Effort’ for Ukraine Peace
A stern Pope Francis urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a “sincere and great effort” to achieve peace in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Public in NATO Countries Against Arming Ukraine: Poll
A majority of citizens from eight NATO countries are against sending arms to Ukraine to help battle pro-Russian separatists, even if they believe Moscow is stirring the conflict, according to a survey… …read more Source:...
