Section: Today (Singapore)
Russian former leader of Ukraine rebels warns of ‘big war’
MOSCOW – A ceasefire is likely to collapse in east Ukraine and Russia could be drawn into a “big war” to cleanse the “sore on its borders”, the former leader of the region’s pro-Russian separatists said. Violence has eased but not halted in east Ukraine under… …read more Source:...
U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe: source
WASHINGTON – The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday. “We… …read more Source:...
Putin getting left out of G-7 meeting, but not much else
WASHINGTON – When US President Barack Obama and other world leaders gather in Germany next week, Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be left off the guest list, part of his punishment for more than a year of alleged Kremlin-supported aggression in Ukraine. But… …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis makes EU eastern partnership more important: Merkel
BERLIN – The crisis in Ukraine makes the European Union’s partnership with the bloc’s eastern neighbors more important than ever, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, insisting that the initiative is not directed against Russia. Speaking in… …read more Source:...
Ukraine erases communist reminders as it tries to ditch past
KIEV (Ukraine) – A hulking steel statue of a victorious female warrior bearing aloft sword and shield looms in dour majesty over the Ukrainian capital. The Motherland Monument’s shield bears the Communist hammer-and-sickle, but maybe not for much… …read more Source:...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
KIEV – Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists since fighting erupted in April last year, the nation’s president said today (May 8). Speaking before parliament, Mr Petro… …read more Source:...
Forget tanks. It’s Russia’s ruble that’s conquering East Ukraine
KIEV – As a wobbly cease-fire keeps eastern Ukraine’s warring factions apart, Russia’s ruble is conquering new territory across the breakaway republics. In Donetsk, the conflict zone’s biggest city, supermarkets have opened ruble-only checkout counters to… …read more Source:...
Why Russia’s decline is no cause for celebration
As Europe debates whether to maintain its sanctions regime against Russia, the Kremlin’s policy of aggression towards Ukraine continues unabated. Russia is in long-term decline, but it still poses a very real threat to the international order in Europe and… …read more Source:...
Russia launches Arctic military drills
MOSCOW – The Russian military today (March 16) launched sweeping military manoeuvres in the Arctic and other areas, a show of force ordered by President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine. The five-day Arctic drills… …read more Source:...
Woman with slain Putin critic says she didn’t see his killer
MOSCOW – The 23-year-old Ukrainian model who was with slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov tearfully recounted yesterday (March 2) their last dinner in a chic Red Square restaurant and their walk onto a nearby bridge – but said she did not see the gunman who… …read more Source:...
