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Kerry to offer Ukraine $16.4 million in new humanitarian aid – U.S. officials
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in Kiev on Thursday for talks with the embattled Ukrainian leadership, intends to provide an additional $16.4 million (£10.7 million) in humanitarian aid to help civilians in eastern Ukraine, U.S. officials said. …read more Source: The...
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed in east in past 24 hours – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five more Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president calls for Nato states to provide weapons
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Nato states to send weapons to his country, saying in a newspaper interview that civilian deaths and the growing conflict should provide the Western alliance with enough reason to come to Ukraine’s aid. The United States is reconsidering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine in its fight...
Ukrainian president calls for NATO states to provide weapons
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on NATO states to send weapons to his country, saying in a newspaper interview that civilian deaths and the growing conflict should provide the Western alliance with enough reason to come to Ukraine’s aid. …read more Source: The...
ICAO confident Russia will back post-MH17 air safety plan
MONTREAL: United Nations aviation officials sought on Wednesday to allay Russian concerns about a plan to help airlines anticipate risks from conflict zones, as they seek to prevent another disaster like last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Russia called on Tuesday for more time to discuss the plan to set up a global...
A year of high-profile plane crashes
PARIS: A TransAsia Airways plane crashed into a river outside the Taiwanese capital Taipei Wednesday, leaving at least 22 dead, the latest high-profile accident this year, especially in Asia. Despite several headline-grabbing crashes, 2014 continued a long-term trend of improving air safety, online accident database Aviation Safety Network said...
U.N. aviation agency says in talks to open new Black Sea air route
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The UN’s aviation agency wants to open a new route for commercial aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea that will be managed by Ukraine and without “interference” from Russia, the agency’s secretary-general said. …read more Source: The...
Non-military pressure on Russia main 'centre of gravity' – Carter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Pentagon appeared to qualify his support for the idea of providing arms to Ukraine, saying on Wednesday economic and political pressure on Russia “has to remain the main centre of our effort in pushing back.” …read more Source: The...
Which weapons does Kiev need, and what can US provide?
Ukrainian army soldiers resupply their battalion at the gate of Debaltseve, in the Donetsk region, on February 3, 2015 -© AFP / by Charles Onians KIEV (AFP) – The White House has signalled it may be ready to change tack and start supplying arms to Ukrainian troops battling pro-Russian separatists, but what does Kiev want — and what can Washington...
Obama Pentagon nominee Carter leans towards arming Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pick to become U.S. defense secretary told Congress on Wednesday he was leaning in favour of providing arms to Ukraine, in what would be a departure from U.S. policy that opponents say could fan the flames of war. …read more Source: The...
