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In symbolic visit, NATO offers Ukraine support but no arms
KIEV (Reuters) – The head of NATO pledged to help Ukraine defend itself against pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday but disappointed some in Kiev who seek supplies of defensive weaponry that the West fears would threaten a fragile ceasefire with the rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels offer to postpone local vote: separatist website
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels proposed on Tuesday postponing the date of local elections in separatist parts of east Ukraine to February 2016 in an effort to lift peacemaking out of “stalemate,” according to a statement posted on separatist website LITs. …read more Source:...
Big polio outbreak feared in Ukraine
Deadly virus could spread in western Ukraine …read more Source:...
Nato helps Ukraine prepare for dirty bomb attack
Nato has dispatched nuclear and chemical weapons detection and decontamination teams to Ukraine to improve its response to a radioactive… …read more Source: The...
NATO says Russia must withdraw heavy weapons from Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday an ebb in violence in eastern Ukraine was not enough to bring peace and demanded Russia withdraw heavy weapons the alliance accuses it of providing in support of separatists. …read more Source:...
A long history of toilets in Ukraine museum
Eurasianet.org takes an educational tour of the world’s largest collection of chamber pots, squatting pans and urinals“Pecunia non olet (money does not smell),” reads a slogan in a museum in the Ukrainian capital dedicated to the history of toilets.The quote is said to have been made by Roman Emperor Vespasian when he imposed a tax on...
We need Vladimir Putin’s help to kill ISIS even though he is an ogre
Vladimir Putin is accused of annexing Crimea, destabilising Ukraine and stashing billions in foreigh banks to fund a lavish retirement – but might we have to join his crusade to crush ISIS? …read more Source: Daily...
In first Ukraine trip, NATO chief tries balancing act on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With a troubled peace plan for the Ukrainian conflict nearing its deadline, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will attempt a balancing act to reassure Kiev of the West’s support without antagonizing Moscow when he visits Ukraine on Monday. …read more Source:...
Ethnic Tatars declare ‘economic blockade’ of Crimea
Ethnic Tatar activists have vowed to cut off goods supplies to the Russian-annexed peninsular in a bid to highlight harassment by the authorities there …read more Source: The...
Russia funds Moscow conference for US, EU and Ukraine separatists
Conference includes representatives of Sinn Féin and radical black power Uhuru Movement despite Kremlin crackdown on its own dissidentsThe Russian government has helped fund a conference in Moscow to bring together separatists from the United States and eastern Ukraine, despite cracking down on its own dissidents.Opposition to the US and European...
