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      Obama meets Poroshenko in Washington pledging more support for Ukraine
      Sep19

      Obama meets Poroshenko in Washington pledging more support for Ukraine

      The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has met with US President Barack Obama at the White House. Obama pledged his support, saying: “as you saw… …read more Source:...

      US and Ukraine, history of ups and downs
      Sep19

      US and Ukraine, history of ups and downs

      When Ukraine signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1994, one of Ukraine’s conditions was that fellow signatories Russia and the United… …read more Source:...

      US to send $46 million in non-lethal aid to Ukraine
      Sep18

      US to send $46 million in non-lethal aid to Ukraine

      The US will send $46 million in military assistance to Ukraine’s military but declined a request from President Petro Poroshenko (left) to send lethal aid to help in the battle against Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine. …read more Source: France...

      ‘We cannot win the war with blankets’ – Poroshenko asks US for more military aid
      Sep18

      ‘We cannot win the war with blankets’ – Poroshenko asks US for more military aid

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked the US Congress for more lethal military aid for fighting in the east of Ukraine. He told US senators… …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian president makes emotional plea to Congress for greater US support – video
      Sep18

      Ukrainian president makes emotional plea to Congress for greater US support – video

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appeals to the US Congress on Thursday, for lethal and non-lethal military aid and more sanctions. Poroshenko made the appeal during his visit to Washington to bolster US support for his strategy in handling Russian-backed separatists. The White House responded to the speech by issuing a factsheet listing US...

      Baltic states wary as Russia takes more strident tone with neighbours
      Sep18

      Baltic states wary as Russia takes more strident tone with neighbours

      Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, anxious that battle of wits with Kremlin may escalate, look to Nato for back-up pledgeThe 23rd floor of the Hotel Viru in Tallinn has been carefully preserved as a reminder of Estonia’s past. Like much else in the Soviet era, it did not officially exist even though everyone knew it was there. It was where the...

      Putin ‘privately threatened to invade Poland, Romania and the Baltic states’
      Sep18

      Putin ‘privately threatened to invade Poland, Romania and the Baltic states’

      German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reports that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told European Commission that Putin made the threat in a recent conversation …read more Source: The...

      Poroshenko urges US to arm Ukraine
      Sep18

      Poroshenko urges US to arm Ukraine

      Ukraine president receives standing ovations for speech in which he warned non-lethal aid is not enough to turn tide in Kiev’s battle with rebels …read more Source: Financial...

      Kharkiv prepares for possible Russian invasion despite ceasefire
      Sep18

      Kharkiv prepares for possible Russian invasion despite ceasefire

      The northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv prepares for a possible invasion of pro-Russian separatists despite the ceasefire in the neighboring Luhansk and Donetsk region. That includes fortifying the border with Russia. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      After US Ambassador to Ukraine’s Twitter Gaffe, RT Says ‘World Won’t Be Duped Again’
      Sep18

      After US Ambassador to Ukraine’s Twitter Gaffe, RT Says ‘World Won’t Be Duped Again’

      US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt tweeted some images that weren’t what he said they were. At least he didn’t tweet this. (Images edited by Kevin Rothrock.) The shooting war in Eastern Ukraine has an ugly sibling that people outside Ukraine know far better: the news war. In Donetsk and Luhansk, men with guns exchange bullets and...