Section: US & Canada
Britain will deploy a small number of military personnel to Ukraine
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday Britain would deploy military personnel to Ukraine in the next month to help train the Ukrainian army, warning that Moscow would move to destabilize other countries if left unchallenged, according to Reuters. “Over the course of the next month we’re going to be deploying British service...
Ukraine Rebels Say Weapons Pullback Under Way
Rebels in war-torn eastern Ukraine said they have begun pulling back heavy weapons from the frontlines, as required by an internationally brokered cease-fire. …read more Source: Voice of...
Kerry: Russia Has Lied About Its Activities In Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Russia has repeatedly lied to him about its activities in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are… …read more Source:...
Four Russian Drones Violate Ukrainian Airspace in One Day
Four Russian drones have crossed into Ukraine’s airspace over the last day, while a total of 13 were detected near Ukrainian territory by the country’s defense forces, according to a military spokesperson. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s armed forces currently stationed in separatist-occupied areas in eastern Donetsk...
Voices: Russia has radically transformed in one year
Ukraine’s political revolution one year ago has triggered massive changes in Russia. …read more Source: USA...
Lithuania to bring back conscription over fears of Russian aggression
Baltic states are concerned that Russian annexation of Crimea and support for rebels in east Ukraine may be a foretaste of it reasserting itself in other former Soviet territories …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine, the Theater, and Their Echoes
It has already been a year. It has been a year, almost to the day, since the revolution in Ukraine overthrew the corrupt, tyrannical, and, in its last days, murderous regime of Viktor Yanukovych. To mark the anniversary of that event, which I followed closely from its beginning, one to which I endeavored to contribute by coming twice to speak in...
Kharkiv Bomb Blast Claims Another Victim As UN Reports Nearly 6,000 Dead In East Ukraine Conflict
An 18 year-old student has become the most recent victim of the bomb blast that rocked Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Sunday. The student died on Tuesday morning from head injuries sustained from the bomb attack that Ukrainian officials say pro-Russian rebels are responsible for. …read more Source: International Business...
Lithuania to Reinstate Limited Conscription
Lithuania said Tuesday it would reinstate limited conscription later this year as a precautionary measure, given a new geopolitical situation. “The current geopolitical environment requires us to enhance and accelerate army recruitment,” said a statement by President Dalia Grybauskaite’s office issued after an emergency meeting...
Russia has lied, misrepresented its activities in Ukraine, Kerry says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Russia has repeatedly lied to him about its activities in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are fighting national forces. …read more Source: Global...
