Section: US & Canada
Ukraine will now start actually pulling back heavy weapons as required by cease-fire agreement, military says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said it would start pulling back its heavy weapons Thursday from the front line with Russian-backed separatists as required under a cease-fire agreement. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that it reserved the right to revise its withdrawal plans in the event of an attack by rebel forces, however. It...
The Situation in Ukraine Is …
… “getting worse every day” and Western efforts to deter Russian intervention are having little effect … …read more Source: The Weekly...
Ukraine says it will begin pulling back heavy weapons
Ukraine’s military said it would start pulling back its heavy weapons Thursday from the front line with Russian-backed separatists as required under a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine will start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military said it would start pulling back its heavy weapons Thursday from the front line with Russian-backed separatists as required under a cease-fire agreement. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that it reserved the right to revise its withdrawal plans in the event of an attack by rebel forces,...
Ukraine will start pulling back heavy weapons in the east
read more …read more Source: CNS...
A Russian online retailer is selling Ukrainian separatist bikinis
Voenpro is a Russian online retailer of military memorabilia and other gadgets. To “celebrate” the struggle of the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, it has launched a dedicated fashion line called “World of Novorossiya,” as reported by Newsweek. Novorossiya is the name the rebels use to call the eastern Ukrainian region they...
Ukraine to start pulling back heavy weapons in east
Defense Ministry said it reserved the right to revise its withdrawal plans in the event of an attack by rebel forces. …read more Source: USA...
The Ukraine government is set to withdraw ‘heavy weapons’ from the front line
The Ukraine Defence Ministry has confirmed reports that the government is preparing to withdraw heavy artillery from the front lines on Thursday. A statement on its website said: “Following the agreements reached in Minsk on February 12, Ukraine will today begin the withdrawal of 100-millimetre guns of from the front lines. This is the...
FP’s Situation Report: Detainee torture continues in Afghanistan; United States losing its tech edge; U.S. absence allows South Sudan’s civil war to rage on; ‘Jihadi John’ unmasked; and much more from around the world.
By David Francis with Sabine Muscat Detainee torture continues in Afghanistan. The United States is almost out of Afghanistan, but the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques it brought there remain. FP’s Justine Drennan: “[A] new United Nations report on torture in Afghan-run facilities is a reminder that Afghan security personnel...
Why corruption in Ukraine ‘must be destroyed’
Widespread corruption, a plunging currency and the ongoing conflict with Russia could harm Ukraine’s reforms, which are a condition of financial aid. …read more Source:...
