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On Ukraine’s Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart
The United States has delivered more than $260 million in non-lethal military equipment to help the government of Ukraine in its fight against a Russian-backed insurgency, but some of the U.S.-supplie… …read more Source:...
With fighting easing, landmines still haunt east Ukraine
It has been 10 months since Igor last visited his home in the eastern no man’s land of war-shattered Ukraine.The seaside fishing town of Shyrokyne remains studded with landmines, a deadly legacy of the 19-month pro-Russian revolt in the EU’s backyard.Both Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels have refused to take on the task of fully...
Obama pushes for calm in angry Russia-Turkey row
LE BOURGET (AFP) – US President Barack Obama pushed Monday for a de-escalation of a furious war of words over Turkeys downing of a Russian warplane, a White House official said.Obama called for an easing of inflamed Russia-Turkey tensions in a closed-door meeting with Russias Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a climate summit in Paris, the...
Putin, Obama talk Syria, Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a meeting on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference that lasted for around 30 minutes, TASS reports. The meeting, which was held behind the closed doors, had not been planned or discussed beforehand. The presidents used the opportunity of attending the international...
Ukraine: MP Reveals Documents Detailing Bribery Case Against Yatsenyuk Ally
Ukrainian lawmaker Serhiy Leshchenko has revealed Swiss prosecution documents containing details of the case against Mykola Martynenko, deputy head of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party. …read more Source:...
Obama, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, Russian jet’s downing dispute
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held talks for around 30 minutes on the sidelines of a summit in Paris on Monday at which the two leaders discussed the Syria and Ukraine crises, a Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman, told reporters that Obama had expressed regret at the meeting over the downing of a...
Putin visits Iran
And what’s going to happen in the Middle East next? A very important development has escaped the notice of local media in light of ongoing happenings. This was Putin’s first visit to Iran bearing gifts in eight years. Let’s briefly take a look at the historical involvement of both Russia and Syria to analyse the importance of...
Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine
PARIS. KAZINFORM – US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine during a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris, a White House official said. …read more Source:...
Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine at Climate Change Summit: White House
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine during a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris, a White … …read more Source:...
Dutch police officer held for online sale of MH17 ‘souvenirs’
Dutch police have suspended a police officer who tried to sell online souvenirs said to have come from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over war-torn Ukraine last year while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. …read more Source: Global...
