Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Crisis: Russia Moves From Sending Soldiers To Training Rebel Fighters During Shaky Ceasefire
As a tenuous ceasefire continues to hold in strife-torn eastern Ukraine, Russian forces in the country are moving from direct participation in military action, to training rebel fighters in the use of sophisticated weaponry, according to reports. …read more Source: International Business...
Turkey decries rights abuses of Crimean Tatars, to send observer mission
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday described the situation in Crimea as “unacceptable”, decrying rights… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Detains Alleged Separatist Fighter
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) says it has detained an alleged mercenary suspected of having fought on the side of pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Soviet WWII Hero’s Granddaughter Attacked In Almaty
A granddaughter of a Soviet World War II hero, General Ivan Panfilov, has been beaten by unknown attackers in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Turkey Decries Abuses In Crimea
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has described the situation in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March 2014, as “unacceptable.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CIS Senior Diplomats Meet In Bishkek
Senior diplomats of the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of Independent states have gathered in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, to discuss ways to increase cooperation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian military forces shift from fighting alongside Ukraine rebels to training them
On a recent spring morning, an important visitor watched Russian-backed rebels conduct infantry maneuvers on the sunlit training grounds outside this town in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia’s role in Ukraine seen shifting to training rebels
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA read more …read more Source: CNS...
Russia’s Role in Ukraine Seen Shifting to Training Rebels
Russia’s role in Ukraine seen as shifting from sending troops to training rebels …read more Source: ABC...
Russia’s role in Ukraine seen shifting to training rebels
Visits by The Associated Press to training grounds like those near Yenakieyeve and interviews with dozens of rebels reveal that Russian armed forces spearheaded some of the major separatist offensives, then swiftly withdrew. NATO and an independent London-based Russian scholar estimate that Russia has several hundred military trainers in eastern...
