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Russia says it could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over alleged ‘saboteurs’ in Crimea
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over reported security incidents in Crimea — something it didn’t do even after annexing Crimea or throwing its support behind separatist rebels in the east. State news agencies quoted Medvedev as saying that he wouldn’t like the ties to be...
World › Ukraine accuses Russia of plotting as tensions rise
Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of plotting further unrest as the international community sought to ease tensions after the two sides ramped up security around the disputed Crimean peninsula. Moscow also said it has delivered its most advanced S-400 air defence system to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. The… …read more Source: Japan...
Ukraine on high alert as Russia tensions over Crimea soar, Putin issues threat
Ukraine put its forces around Crimea on high alert Thursday, as tensions soared after Moscow accused Kiev of attempting to mount armed incursions into the disputed peninsula. Russia’s FSB security service said on Wednesday it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea this week by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back armed...
World › U.S. calls for Ukraine-Russia restraint over Crimea
The United States on Thursday called on Ukraine and Russia to show restraint after Moscow accused Kiev of plotting attacks in disputed Crimea, and urged a resumption of talks. Ukraine has put its forces on high alert after Russia’s FSB security service said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in the… …read more Source:...
Kazakh-Ukraine Trade Crashes
143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why. …read more Source: The...
Trump signals U.S. should accept Russia’s Crimea grab, denies ties to Putin
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suggesting the U.S. accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea if it would lead to better relations with Moscow and stronger cooperation in fighting Islamic State militants. That view runs counter to the Obama administration, which imposed economic sanctions against Russia for annexing the...
World › Putin tests West’s sanctions resolve on visit to Slovenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a conciliatory tone Saturday on a visit to Slovenia, shaking hands and honoring dead soldiers as he tested Western resolve in maintaining crippling sanctions against the Kremlin for its role in Ukraine. Slovenia, a small Alpine nation where U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s wife…...
Trump seen on same page as Putin on Crimea, NATO, Brexit, sexism
Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia’s military takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, saying if elected he would consider recognizing it as Russian territory, in the latest of a series of statements that have raised eyebrows about the Republican candidate’s intentions toward the Kremlin. “We’ll be looking at that....
As Ukraine conflict simmers, country becomes a trove for black-market arms trade
On Feb. 12 last year, the same day that a cease-fire ended the worst of the fighting in eastern Ukraine between rebels and government forces, a former rebel fighter seized a chance to turn his inside knowledge of the conflict into hard cash. He traveled to a spot on the Russian-Ukrainian border where he retrieved […] The post As Ukraine conflict...
World › Obama urges NATO to stand firm against Russia despite Brexit
U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO leaders on Friday to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine and said Britain’s vote to leave the European Union should not weaken the Western defense alliance. In an article in the Financial Times newspaper as he arrived… …read more Source: Japan...
