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US to pre-position tanks, artillery in Baltics, eastern Europe
The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine. Carter made the announcement a little over 200 km from the Russian border, in the Estonian capital...
US sending tanks and armor to Europe
The U.S. military will be sending dozens of tanks, Bradley armored fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers to allied countries in the Baltics and Eastern Europe in response to Russian actions in the Ukraine. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
International tribunal looks like best chance for MH17 justice
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, sources familiar with the discussions have told Reuters. The chance of a successful prosecution is considered slim at best but the Dutch still hope that, by...
Putin ‘saved my life’: former Ukraine pres Yanukovych
Former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for “saving my life” during the bloody demonstrations that led to his ouster. …read more Source: Global...
Exclusive: International tribunal looks like best chance for MH17 justice – Dutch sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, sources familiar with the discussions have told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
US to pre-position tanks, artillery in Baltics, eastern Europe
TALLINN (Reuters) – The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
6,000 rally in Armenian capital after police crackdown
YEREVAN (AFP) – Nearly 6,000 demonstrators rallied in the Armenian capital on Tuesday after riot police used water cannon to break up an earlier protest against electricity price hikes.Waving national flags and chanting Shame and No to robbery angry protesters flooded Yerevans central Freedom Square Tuesday evening, an AFP journalist...
Ukraine appeals to EU over ‘illegal’ Gazprom-Slovak pipeline contract
Kiev has appealed to the European Union over an agreement between Slovak pipeline operator Eustream and Russia’s Gazprom that it says violates EU law in allowing Gazprom to prevent reverse flows back to Ukraine in a key pipeline, according to a document seen by Reuters. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine appeals to EU over 'illegal' Gazprom-Slovak pipeline contract
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Kiev has appealed to the European Union over an agreement between Slovak pipeline operator Eustream and Russia’s Gazprom that it says violates EU law in allowing Gazprom to prevent reverse flows back to Ukraine in a key pipeline, according to a document seen by Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Russian consumer group under fire over ‘occupied’ Crimea travel advice
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Russian consumer rights group that advised caution to tourists visiting Crimea has provoked a major outcry, with Vladimir Putin accusing it of serving foreign interests and authorities blocking its website.The Public Control consumer protection group, a non-governmental organisation that offers legal advice to consumers,...
