On July 17, 2014, flight MH17 was shot down over the Ukraine, killing the 298 people on board. Many of the passengers were Dutch. Dutch artist Ronald A. Westerhuis has created a monument to remember the victims. …read more Source: Deutsche...

Jul17

Delo frustrated by EU’s approach to Ukraine

Monday, July 17 , 2017 - 2:25 (EEST) Section: STA (Slovenia)

Commenting on the standstill in Ukraine’s path to the EU, the daily Delo points out on Monday that more than 70% if Ukrainians are by now convinced that their country has taken the wrong road. …read more Source:...

Jul16

Ukraine to start NATO talks: Russia angry, the West uncertain

Sunday, July 16 , 2017 - 15:25 (EEST) Section: France 24 (France)

Ukraine will start talks on joining NATO, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday, a move likely to strain already tense relations between the West and Ukraine’s neighbour Russia. …read more Source: France...

Jul15

Nato and Ukraine team up for Sea Breeze drills

Saturday, July 15 , 2017 - 19:10 (EEST) Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)

More than 3,000 military personnel are taking part in a military exercise on the Black Sea. …read more Source:...

Jul15

Germany Confirms Two Nationals Killed in Egypt Knife Attack

Saturday, July 15 , 2017 - 18:55 (EEST) Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)

Berlin on Saturday said two women who were killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort were German nationals, comfirming earlier reports, according to the Local.de. “We can now sadly confirm that two German tourists died in the attack at Hurghada,” a foreign ministry statement said. Friday’s attack in the Red Sea...

Jul15

White House leaves door open to U.S.-Russia cyber ‘dialogue’

Saturday, July 15 , 2017 - 10:55 (EEST) Section: European Voice (EU)

WASHINGTON â€” The Trump administration is still open to a cyber dialogue with Russia â€” despite having no plans to form the joint U.S.-Russian election security team that President Donald Trump floated to much disbelief last weekend. White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert on Friday tried to dispel the...

Jul15

Benjamin Stimson who joined pro-Russian militia is jailed

Saturday, July 15 , 2017 - 4:10 (EEST) Section: Daily Mail (The United Kingdom)

Benjamin Stimson, 41, who went to the conflict zone in the Donbass region, is the only UK citizen to have been prosecuted for assisting the anti-government militia in Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...

Jul14

What are Russia’s Zapad war games?

Friday, July 14 , 2017 - 23:40 (EEST) Section: Deutsche Welle (Germany)

Russia’s military is preparing to hold its biggest war games in several years, dubbed Zapad-2017. NATO’s eastern members are alarmed by these plans, and claim similar drills preceded clashes in Georgia and Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...