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World › Ukraine rebels seen moving large military convoys
Associated Press reporters saw more than 80 unmarked military vehicles on the move Saturday in rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, indicating that intensified hostilities may lie ahead. Three separate columns were seen — one near the main separatist stronghold of Donetsk and two outside the town of Snizhne, 80 kilometers… …read more...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending dozens of tanks into rebel eastern regions
Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of sending dozens of tanks and other heavy weapons into rebel-controlled eastern regions and said five servicemen had been killed in clashes with the rebels. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at least 32 tanks, 16 artillery systems and 30 trucks loaded with fighters and...
Poroshenko Merkel discuss Ukraine situation
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Ukraine during a phone conversation Friday, the presidential press service said. Speaking on the … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
School shelling deaths in Donetsk hurt Ukraine peace hopes
The shelling of a high school in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk has chilled even the battle-hardened in this weary nation. The killing of two teenagers as they were playing soccer after lunch Wednesday is a stark reminder that the cease-fire agreed upon in September has only really ever existed on paper. Four other students […] The...
World › Ukraine moves to cut off separatist zone
Ukraine announced passport controls around pro-Russian rebel areas Thursday, effectively acknowledging the breaking away of the separatist zone, as intense shelling in Donetsk stirred fears of renewed full-scale fighting. Ukraine’s border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will now have to present a passport....
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed U.S. president and contributed to a Republican sweep of U.S. midterm elections. But the slide of public confidence in President Barack Obama and the takeover of U.S. Congress by...
Orbital blames rocket engine failure for launchpad blast
Orbital Sciences Corp. said Wednesday a preliminary probe into last month’s unmanned rocket blast shows an engine failure was to blame for the explosion shortly after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia. The type of engines used to power the Antares rocket were a pair of decades-old Ukrainian-designed AJ-26s that were refurbished by...
Ukrainian president sends more troops to the east
Ukraine’s president said Tuesday that additional troops are being deployed to the east, where fighting continues to rage between government forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters. Petro Poroshenko said the units would defend cities still under government control against possible incursions. His remarks came after Ukrainian security...
Germany sees no reason to lift sanctions against Russia Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday voiced her doubts about Russia’s contribution to settle the Ukraine crisis and said she saw no reason to lift sanctions against Moscow at present. Addressing … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine still has options to fight rebellion — all bad
Ukraine’s government still has options after separatist elections showed its helplessness against a Russian-backed rebellion. The problem: they’re all bad. Analysts and officials paint a grim scenario facing Ukraine’s pro-Western government as it ponders how to respond to the separatists’ tightening grip on the industrial...
