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Commander of Ukraine’s rebel ‘Batman’ battalion killed
A Ukrainian security official says a prominent rebel commander in the separatist eastern region of Luhansk has been killed. A statement featured on the website of the separatist Luhansk People’s Republic said that Alexander Bednov, head of a battalion called “Batman,” was killed Thursday when separatist security forces tried to arrest him....
Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev
Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honor of a World War II anti-Soviet insurgent dismissed by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator. The march on what would have been Stepan Bandera’s 106th birthday moved along the same streets on which masses rallied for three months last winter before...
Putin calls annexation of Crimea a historic ‘landmark’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year’s speech to hail his country’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula as an achievement that will “forever remain a landmark in the national history.” Putin’s comment in his prerecorded annual address on Wednesday already has been broadcast in Russia’s far...
Merkel Vows United European Stance Over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to maintain a strong and united European position against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Merkel said in a December 30 early release of her New Year’s … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine in ‘full-blown financial crisis’ – National Bank head
Ukraine Ukraine’s GDP shrank by 7.5 percent from January till November 2014, as foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest level since 2009, and inflation jumped to 21 percent by November, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Russia: Ukraine’s import of U.S. nuclear fuel poses meltdown risk
Russia says Ukraine’s deal to buy U.S.-made nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built reactors could trigger a nuclear accident. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine announced Tuesday that his nation has reached a deal on nuclear fuel deliveries with Westinghouse to reduce dependence on Russian supplies. The Russian Foreign Ministry deplored...
World › Russia says Ukraine’s import of U.S. nuclear fuel risky
Russia says Ukraine’s deal to buy U.S.-made nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built reactors could trigger a nuclear accident. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine announced Tuesday that his nation has reached a deal on nuclear fuel deliveries with Westinghouse to reduce dependence on Russian supplies. Russia’s Foreign Ministry...
U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe
The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. Some of the tanks and vehicles — enough to equip an […] The post U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in...
Ukraine drops its nonaligned status, vows referendum before seeking NATO entry
Ukraine’s president signed a bill Monday dropping his nation’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership. Using a news conference to sign the legislation, which parliament had adopted last week, Petro Poroshenko vowed to reform Ukraine’s economy and military forces to meet...
Obama: Sanctions have worked against Russia aggression
Strategic and tough sanctions against Moscow have effectively battled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Monday. Obama recalled how Putin had convinced many in Washington that the Russian leader “was a genius” for his lightning-quick annexation of the Crimean...
