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Sanctions Loosen As Assets Of Yanukovych Allies Elude Ukraines Grasp
KYIV — For a year after the demise of his boss, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s deputy chief of staff was barred from the European Union, part of the punishment for the ousted leader … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Ukraine navy left high and dry after Crimea losses
Today the Ukrainian navy consists of only 6,000 servicemen, down dramatically from the 14,000 it boasted in 2013. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
French President Francois Hollande Denounces ‘Unacceptable’ Violations of Ukraine Ceasefire
France’s President Francois Hollande on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after speaking briefly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany. …read more Source:...
NATO foreign ministers sing ‘We Are The World’ at dinne
NATO foreign ministers lock arms and sing ‘We Are The World’ at a dinner following a meeting in TurkeyRussia, NATO flex military musclesNATO’s annual submarine warfare exercise begins in NorwayWest should consider all tools, including arms, for Ukraine -NATO generalNATO naval drills start in Black SeaEstonia shows off NATO ties...
NATO and EU to work together to counter Crimea-style 'hybrid' warfare
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter “hybrid warfare”, the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Hollande denounces ‘unacceptable’ violations of Ukraine ceasefire
AACHEN, Germany – France’s President Francois Hollande on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after speaking briefly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany.”There are ceasefire violations today and that’s unacceptable,” Hollande told reporters,...
Ukraine appoints US senator McCain presidential aide
KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed John McCain, a hawkish US senator who has pressed Washington to send lethal weapons to war-torn Ukraine, as his advisor, his administration said.Ukraines pro-Western authorities are putting together an advisory council to help the ex-Soviet country conduct reforms and build...
Ukraine appoints US senator McCain presidential aide
May 14, 2015 6:53 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed John McCain, a hawkish US senator who has pressed Washington to send lethal weapons to war-torn Ukraine, as his advisor, his administration said. …read more Source: The Straits...
Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of boots on ground
VILNIUS: The Baltic states will formally ask Nato to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent, Lithuania said Thursday, amid tensions with Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. “We are seeking a brigade-size unit so that every Baltic nation would have a battalion,” military spokesman Captain Mindaugas Neimontas told AFP....
NATO, EU work to tighten cooperation against ‘new threats’
NATO and the European Union on Thursday said they wanted to tighten cooperation in the face of “new threats” emanating from the assertive policies of Russia in the ex-USSR and violence to the south of the military alliance’s borders.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in...
