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House passes resolution urging Barack Obama to send arms to Ukraine
Mar24

House passes resolution urging Barack Obama to send arms to Ukraine

US President Barack Obama The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to protect its sovereignty in its fight against Russian-backed rebels. The resolution was approved on Monday 348 to 48. RelatedUS weighs sending weapons as John Kerry visits UkraineWhite...

Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce
Mar24

Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce

To reach rear-guard government positions in the seaside town of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian soldiers gingerly wind their off-roaders through private gardens hugging a precipice along the Azov Sea. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia has ‘more right’ to Crimea than UK to Falklands, says Russian lawmaker
Mar23

Russia has ‘more right’ to Crimea than UK to Falklands, says Russian lawmaker

Russia has more claim to Crimea than Britain has to the Falkland Islands, a senior Russian lawmaker insisted today as London again denounced Moscow’s “illegal annexation” of the peninsula. “Attention London: Crimea has far more reason to be in Russia than the Falklands have to be part of Great Britain,” said Alexei...

Mother of Captured Ukraine Pilot Lobbies Germany to Help Free Daughter
Mar23

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:...

Mother of captured Ukraine pilot lobbies Germany to help free daughter
Mar23

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 become a national hero in Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists battling Kiev’s forces captured Savchenko, 33, last June and handed her over to...

Russia Has ‘More Right’ to Crimea Than UK to Falklands, Says Moscow
Mar23

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:...

Russia to target Denmark’s warships if it joins missile shield: Ambassador
Mar22

Russia to target Denmark’s warships if it joins missile shield: Ambassador

Russian president Vladimir Putin Danish warships will be a target for Russian nuclear weapons if the Scandinavian country joins the NATO’s missile defense program, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark told the newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Mikhail Vanin said he did not think the Danes fully understood the consequences if it went ahead with a...

West should use all its tools, including arms, for Ukraine, says  NATO general
Mar22

West should use all its tools, including arms, for Ukraine, says 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. Officials in Washington have been discussing whether to send weapons to Ukraine’s military to help them fight pro-Russian separatists who NATO says are armed and supported by Moscow. “I...

West Should Consider all Tools, Including Arms, for Ukraine: NATO General
Mar22

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:...

Ex Lankan envoy faces probe for arms deals with Ukraine rebels
Mar22

Ex Lankan envoy faces probe for arms deals with Ukraine rebels

Ukraine has given Colombo details of Udayanga Weeratunga’s alleged involvement in sale of arms to separatists. …read more Source: The...