Section: US & Canada
Baltics Demand a NATO Presence
The Baltic nations, rattled by Russian moves in Ukraine, will ask NATO to permanently station troops in their countries. A Lithuanian army spokesman said that the request would be put in a letter to the Supreme NATO Allied Commander Europe, and would be for at least a brigade—3,000 to 5,000 troops—to be put in each country. The U.S. currently...
Crimean Prosecutors Seek Four-Year Prison Term For Maidan Activist
Crimea’s prosecutors are seeking more than four years in prison for a man accused of attacking a Ukrainian security officer in Kyiv during the February 2014 protests in Kyiv against pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia moves closer to India and China – joint military exercises planned later this year
Russia is in the process of moving closer economically and militarily to India and China as it deals with sanctions from Western countries over the situation in Ukraine. While Western leaders boycotted May 9 ceremonies in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis, Chinese and Indian leaders were high profile at the event. In...
Pro-Russian Rebels Remove Banned Grad Rockets And Artillery From Storage In East Ukraine, Says OSCE
Pro-Russian rebels have removed grad rockets and artillery banned under the eastern Ukraine ceasefire agreement from storage units in the contested region of Donbas, claims a report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the group charged with overseeing the ceasefire. …read more Source: International Business...
NATO, EU to Work Together to Counter Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Warfare
NATO and the EU agreed on Thursday to work together more to counter “hybrid warfare” – the blend of unidentified troops, propaganda and economic pressure that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also briefed NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey on her plans...
Poroshenko: no peace in Ukraine until Russian withdrawal
Ed AdamczykBERLIN, May 14 (UPI) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was critical of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, saying peace was only possible after Russian troops leave. …read more Source: United Press...
NATO, EU To Work Together To Counter ‘Hybrid’ Warfare
NATO and the EU have agreed to tighten cooperation against the “hybrid warfare” that the military alliance says Russia has used against Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
British Fighter Jets Escort Russian Bombers Away
Britain says two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled after Russian long-range bombers were seen flying towards British airspace. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Is Marine Le Pen in Bed With Putin?
One of Marine Le Pen’s most trusted advisors has appeared at an event celebrating the establishment of Donetsk as an “independent” pro-Russian enclave in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Even NATO officials need to take a break and sing it out sometimes
European and NATO officials channelled their inner ’80s pop stars on Wednesday night, belting out a rendition of “We Are the World.” The song and dance came at the end of a military alliance meeting in Antalya, Turkey, where the leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East. See also: Soldiers...
