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NATO leaders united against Russia over Ukraine crisis
NEWPORT- NATO leaders will aim Thursday to show unity against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, after France suspended delivery of a warship to Moscow despite a surprise peace plan put forward by the Kremlin. (Source: DN) Ukraine and the new threats posed by Islamic extremists in Iraq, Syria and beyond will dominate the two-day summit in...
NATO- ‘Over 1,000 Russian troops’ present in Ukraine
MONS, Belgium – A senior NATO official said on Thursday that “well over a thousand” Russian troops were operating inside Ukraine. (Source: DN) “They support separatists, fighting with them and fighting amongst them,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the supply of arms by Russia had increased in both “volume and quality”....
Russia pushes aid into Ukraine after much wait
DONETSK- Russia pushed the first trucks of a massive aid convoy into war-torn eastern Ukraine on Friday after saying it was tired of reassuring Kiev that it was not being used to smuggle in weapons to pro-Kremlin insurgents. (Source: DN) The decision appeared to have also been taken without the authorisation of an International Committee of the...
Rocket failure casts spotlight on risks of space flight
Washington (AFP) – The explosion of a privately owned rocket on its way toward the International Space Station cast a spotlight on the risks involved with NASAs reliance on the fledgling commercial space industry, experts said Wednesday.The accident was the first major setback since private companies stepped in to replace US access to space...
EU says no deal yet in Ukraine-Russia gas talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission cancelled a news conference planned to follow talks between Russia and Ukraine on gas supplies on Wednesday, saying negotiations in Brussels were continuing late into the evening. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Russia calls U.N. agency's conflict zone risk proposals 'superficial'
MONTREAL/TORONTO (Reuters) – Russia, which the United States has accused of backing Ukrainian rebels who shot down a Malaysian airliner in July, called new proposals from the United Nations aviation body on mitigating risks over conflict zones rushed and “superficial”, according to a document obtained by Reuters. …read...
EU, U.N. condemn Ukraine rebels' election plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and United Nations condemned plans to hold elections in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine on Sunday, with the EU explicitly denouncing Moscow’s support for the separatists’ plans. …read more Source: The...
Russian minister says France ready to deliver controversial warships
MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) – Russia says it has received an invitation to take delivery of the first of two French warships, an arms deal that was cast into doubt by tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine that led the United States and Europe to impose sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The...
U.N. chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned an election being organised by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote would violate the country’s constitution. …read more Source: The...
EBRD considers investments in Ukraine that are riskier than normal
OSLO (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development may make new investments in Ukraine that are riskier than usual, to help shore up an economy pounded by conflict with pro-Russian rebels, EBRD president Suma Chakrabarti said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
