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EU, U.S. leaders urge Russia to pull out of eastern Ukraine
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Three soldiers killed, 15 wounded in east Ukraine
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said Sunday. Fighting was ongoing around Donetsk airport and in Stanitsa Luganska, near rebel-held Lugansk, the spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, told a news briefing. The town hall of Donetsk, also held by the separatists, said in a...
Mother of German victim of Flight MH17 takes Ukraine to human rights court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing the country of failing to close its airspace, the German daily Bild reported Sunday. The woman, who lodged her complaint at the Strasbourg-based court “last week,” is suing Ukraine for […] The...
West struggles to deal with ‘ambiguous’ Russian threat
When Russian soldiers crossed the border to fight with rebels in Ukraine earlier this year, Moscow said they had not been deployed but had gone on their own vacation time. When Estonia was the victim of a cyberattack in 2007 and blamed Moscow, the Kremlin responded that it could not control patriotic Russian hackers. Western […] The post West...
U.S. International Banks Finance Ukraines Civil War
said , “Our cabinet has resumed the program of activity and cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other banks. … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine prime minister warns of war after winning confirmation vote
Arseniy Yatsenyuk received lawmakers’ approval to remain Ukraine’s prime minister, clearing an obstacle for aid talks with the International Monetary Fund as the country grapples with a separatist insurgency in the east. Yatsenyuk, 40, was backed by 341 lawmakers in the 450-seat legislature Thursday, the result of an alliance between...
Merkel hits diplomatic dead end with Putin
After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided in mid-November that a change of tack was needed. Ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in Australia, Merkel resolved to confront Vladimir Putin alone, without the usual pack of interpreters and aides. Instead of challenging him on […] The...
Russia ready for Ukraine incursion: NATO commander
Russia still has enough troops along Ukraine’s border to mount a major incursion, NATO’s top commander said Wednesday, and Moscow is using its military might to affect political developments inside Ukraine. U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove said a large number of Russian troops are also active inside Ukraine, training and advising separatist...
France delays warship delivery to Russia ‘until further notice’
France on Tuesday pushed back “until further notice” the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, sparking a measured initial response from Moscow. President Francois Hollande said in a statement that the “current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for the delivery of the first” of two...
Merkel Hits Diplomatic Dead-end with Putin
BERLIN – After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided in mid-November that a change of tack was needed. Ahead of a summit of G20 … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
