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US extends training to Ukrainian military
Washington: The United States is to begin training Ukrainian army troops in an expansion to its military involveme …read more Source: Geo...
US extends training to Ukrainian military
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States is to begin training Ukrainian army troops in an expansion to its military involvement in the divided country, the State Department said Friday.US troops have already deployed in small numbers to Ukraine to train National Guard forces, but under the new plan would also take on regular military units.This...
Kiev plans occupation of Ukraine museum
KIEV: Kiev risked drawing further Moscow fury on Thursday by approving the construction of an open-air museum devoted to seven decades of Soviet “occu …read more Source: The News...
Iran deal fuels tussle for gas pipelines in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – A landmark deal on Irans nuclear programme has breathed new life into plans for a gas pipeline through Pakistan — and sparked a geopolitical tussle, with Russia looking to expand its influence, observers say.With sanctions on Iran likely to ease and peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government getting under...
Interpol takes deposed Ukraine leader off wanted list
KIEV: Ukraine vowed to fight on Wednesday to ensure the return and trial of its exiled Russian-backed president after his name was unexpectedly remove …read more Source: The News...
Russia sets date for jailed Ukranian pilot
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Tuesday announced that the trial of Ukranian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, whose politically charged case has become emblematic of bitter tensions between Kiev and Moscow, will begin later this month.The trial of the 34-year-old helicopter navigator and Ukrainian lawmaker, who faces up to 25 years in prison for her...
The agreement was reached at a meeting of contact group in Minsk
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine. The agreement was reached at a meeting of contact group in Minsk, involving Ukraine, Russia and the separatists under the auspices of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Under the agreement tanks and smaller...
Russia submits alternative UN resolution on MH17
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Russia on Monday introduced an alternative draft resolution at the UN Security Council in a bid to thwart the creation of a tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine.The Netherlands, whose citizens made up the majority of the 298...
US leads fresh mly drills in Ukraine
Ukrainian and US troops launched fresh drills on Monday near the war-torn country s Polish border in a bid to show unity and resolve in the face of an …read more Source: The News...
Kidnapping of Czechs may be tied to detained Lebanese
ANSAR (AFP) – The kidnapping of five Czech citizens in Lebanon last week may be linked to a Lebanese man detained in Prague, whose family said Monday his lawyer was among those abducted.The five went missing in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon on Friday, with security services confirming they had been kidnapped along with a Lebanese...
