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NATO satellite images show Russian troops operating in Ukraine
NATO has released satellite images which it says show Russian combat forces, armed with heavy weapons, engaged in military operations in Ukraine. Well over 1,000 Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine, marking a significant escalation of Moscow’s military involvement in the country, NATO said.The UN Security Council is holding an...
Army wives urge Russia to come clean on soldiers in Ukraine (AFP)
Kostroma (Russia) (AFP) – Several dozen women gathered outside a military base in central Russia on Thursday to demand that commanders come clean about the whereabouts of their husbands after reports of secret funerals for soldiers covertly sent to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
NATO envoys to hold emergency meeting Friday over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ambassadors to NATO will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday morning to discuss reports that Russia had sent troops into Ukraine, a diplomatic source said. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev to reinstate army conscription in coming months (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine announced on Thursday that it will return to mandatory conscription in the coming months as its troops battle pro-Russian insurgents in the east. …read more Source: The West...
NATO envoys to hold emergency meeting Friday over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ambassadors to NATO will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday morning to discuss reports that Russia had sent troops into Ukraine, a diplomatic source said. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern conflict darkens EU summit prospects
The crisis in eastern Ukraine and the response to the threat posed by Russia are poised to overshadow a fresh attempt by the European Union to set order in its affairs at an extraordinary summit in Brussels this weekend.Problems… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian troops ‘deployed’ in Ukraine
WASHINGTON and Kiev last night said that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine’s president calls on country to resist panic in wake of Russian forces’ entry
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s president calls on country to resist panic in wake of Russian forces’ entry. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. Security Council is preparing to meet in emergency session on the growing crisis in Ukraine.Diplomats said Thursday that the council will meet at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) at the request of Lithuania.Alarm… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine fears weigh on global stock markets
Worsening tensions in Ukraine are sending markets lower, overshadowing an encouraging report on U.S. economic growth.Ukraine’s president declared that Russian forces have entered his country and called an emergency meeting of the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
