Section: NDTV (India)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Says West Wants to Weaken Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own country. …read more Source:...
Feud on Earth But Peace in Space for US and Russia
Hundreds of kilometres below on Earth, their governments are locked in a standoff over Ukraine — but up in space, Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts are still working together side by side. …read more Source:...
Passenger Bus Hits Landmine in East Ukraine, 3 Dead: Police
At least three people were killed and six injured in eastern Ukraine when a passenger bus hit a landmine in the government-controlled town of Artemivsk, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the separati… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Receives First Batch of US Humvees
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obama to provide “lethal” aid to Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian President Sacks Oligarch as Regional Chief
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east after a raid by armed men on the Kiev offices of a state oil firm, his website said t… …read more Source:...
US House Urges President Barack Obama to Send Lethal Arms to Ukraine
American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Monday to urge President Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend itself against Russian “aggression.” …read more Source:...
Mother of Captured Ukraine Pilot Lobbies Germany to Help Free Daughter
The mother of captured Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko sought German support on Monday in her campaign to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into ordering the release of her daughter who has be… …read more Source:...
Russia Has ‘More Right’ to Crimea Than UK to Falklands, Says Moscow
Russia has more claim to Crimea than Britain has to the Falkland Islands, a senior Russian lawmaker insisted on Sunday as London again denounced Moscow’s “illegal annexation” of the peninsula. …read more Source:...
West Should Consider all Tools, Including Arms, for Ukraine: NATO General
The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, NATO’s top military commander said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
3 Killed as Clashes Rumble On in East Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country’s rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said today. …read more Source:...
