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Obama needs to know that Merkel won’t go weak on Ukraine
Differences of opinion about how to tackle Vladimir Putin’s advances in Ukraine have strained relations between the US and Germany and France, with US hawks hovering …read more Source: The...
The west must talk to Vladimir Putin about Ukraine | Letters
I have no love for modern capitalist Russia, or for Vladimir Putin, but there are always two sides to a conflict. Regrettably, the Guardian gives credence mainly to the anti-Putin version. In that narrative, the Russian leader is alleged to have violated Ukraine’s sovereignty, though no hard evidence is offered. For those who support...
Obama backs off Ukraine military option but backs German diplomatic effort
US president sidesteps issue of sending arms to Ukraine during joint news conference with Angela Merkel on how to counter Russian aggressionBarack Obama has thrown his support behind German diplomatic efforts to contain Russia in Ukraine, hinting that military alternatives under consideration by the White House remain largely symbolic and fraught...
Ukraine crisis: Barack Obama and Angela Merkel show united front ahead of Minsk summit while holding off on tricky question of military aid
President Barack Obama and his German counterpart Angela Merkel played a delicate duet today obscuring divisions between them over sending lethal arms to Ukraine to help it counter Russian aggression at its eastern borders while sending a message to Moscow that it is not off the table either. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Obama ‘may send weapons to Ukraine’
US President Barack Obama says sending lethal arms to Ukraine is an option being considered if diplomacy fails …read more Source: The...
US ‘developing legislation’ on weapons to Ukraine
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Kremlin warns the West not to issue ultimatums to Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
The West must not threaten Vladimir Putin over a solution to the Ukrainian crisis, the Kremlin warned today as it was accused of deploying new troops and military hardware there. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukrainian government forces fire rockets at separatist targets near Debaltseve – video
Ukrainian government forces fire Grad multiple rocket launchers at pro-Russian separatist targets near the eastern town of Debaltseve. Hundreds of people have fled Debaltseve since intense fighting began in the area. In nearby Donetsk, civilians despair as an apartment building is set on fire from what residents say is government shelling....
Arming Ukraine ‘an option’, says Obama
US presidents admits to possible tactical differences with Europe …read more Source: Financial...
Obama: Russia Cannot Act Behind ‘Barrel Of Gun’
President Obama has said that Russia cannot redraw the borders in Ukraine behind the “barrel of a gun”. …read more Source: Sky...
