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Poland to buy US Patriot missiles amid Russia tensions
WARSAW, Poland — Poland said Tuesday it will hold exclusive talks with the US government on a multi-billion-euro Patriot missile contract and test Airbus helicopters in an unprecedented military upgrade amid heightened tensions with neighboring Russia. President Bronislaw Komorowski said the decision for the massive defence revamp is being...
Obama, Italian Prime Minister Renzi to meet at White House
WASHINGTON – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is getting an audience with President Barack Obama. Obama is hosting Renzi at the White House on Friday to compare notes on a range of issues, including Ukraine, Libya and Islamic State militants. The leaders are also expected to discuss Europe’s economy, a pending trade pact between...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine restarts despite talks
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine — Fighting raged overnight and in the early hours on Tuesday on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite an agreement reached by the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers a day earlier. The yearlong military conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government forces has claimed more...
China, Russia boost military spending—study
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Military spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defense programs, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday. The United States remains the world’s biggest spender on...
Poland to build watch towers along border with Russia
Poland to build watch towers along border with Russia TAGS: Poland, Russia, Kaliningrad, EU, European Union, Iskander missiles, Crimea annexation, Ukraine, Balkans Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland — Poland will build six watchtowers to survey its 200-kilometre-long border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, the police said Monday....
US Senators want FIFA to move 2018 World Cup out of Russia
WASHINGTON— Thirteen U.S. Senators asked FIFA to consider taking the 2018 World Cup out of Russia because of what they call that country’s “ongoing violations of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” In a letter released Wednesday, a day after it was sent, lawmakers including Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson, Illinois...
‘Resident Evil’ actress Milla Jovovich welcomes 2nd daughter
LOS ANGELES–American actress Milla Jovovich gave birthWednesdayin Los Angeles to her second daughter Dashiel Edon, with British director and producer Paul W.S. Anderson. “Milla Jovovich delivered her second daughter Dashiel Edon early this morning. Both Mama and Baby are doing great,” a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian-born beauty...
Spain beats Ukraine 1-0 in Euro 2016 qualifier
SEVILLA, Spain— Alvaro Morata scored in his first start for Spain to secure a 1-0 win at home over Ukraine in a European championship qualifier on Friday. The Juventus forward chipped in the game’s only goal in the 18th minute after receiving an exquisite pass from Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion. Ukraine improved in the second...
Blatter slams politicians calling for World Cup boycotts
VIENNA— FIFA President Sepp Blatter hit out at unnamed lawmakers for wanting boycotts of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 event in Qatar. “Football should be united, sport should be united when it comes to boycotts,” Blatter said at the UEFA congress on Tuesday. “Boycotts have never had any results.” Ukraine...
US deploys missiles in Poland amid Russian ‘threat’
SOCHACZEW, Poland — U.S. air defense troops are training rapid deployment of Patriot missile launchers in Poland amid concerns that the conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government forces in Ukraine is threatening the security in the region. On Saturday, at a test range in Sochaczew near Warsaw, two U.S. soldiers demonstrated for...
