Section: US & Canada
UK defense chief says NATO must be ready because Russia poses threat to Baltics
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense minister says Russia poses a “real and present danger” to European security. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon’s comments come after Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to escort two Russian bombers away from British airspace after they approached the coast of southwest England on Wednesday. Prime...
Rebels shell key port after Ukraine troops retreat from rail hub as fear grows Putin is sizing up the Baltics
London — There is a “real and present danger” that Vladimir Putin will launch a campaign of undercover attacks to destabilize the Baltic states now that a cease-fire has been reached in Ukraine, the U.K. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has warned. Fallon said the Russian president may try to test NATO’s resolve with the same Kremlin-backed...
Official says EU will provide armored cars, satellite imagery to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
A top EU official says the 28-member bloc will provide armored cars and satellite imagery to monitor a cease-fire in Ukraine but is undecided whether to commit troops to a proposed U.N.-mandated peacekeeping mission. …read more Source: FOX...
U.K. Official: Putin A ‘Danger’ To Baltics As Russian Planes Buzz Britain
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says Russia poses a “real and present danger” to Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia and NATO is preparing for possible attacks against the Baltic states. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine fighting rages despite bid to revive ceasefire
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a still-born ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists who spurned the truce forced thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. …read more Source:...
Rebels celebrate day after Ukrainian troops left strategic town
Rebel fighters, many of them Cossacks, roamed the streets of Debaltseve on Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town. The mood was celebratory, with fighters laughing, hugging each other and posing for photos. …read more Source: CTV...
At least 90 Ukrainian troops ‘captured’ in Debaltseve
Kiev (AFP) – More than 90 Ukrainian troops were captured and 82 were still missing after pro-Russian rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve, Ukraine’s army said Thursday. The Ukrainian military said that it had mobilised “certain forces” to search for the missing and asked observers from the Organization for Security and...
Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France Urge Truce Compliance, Condemn Breaches
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday jointly urged a tattered truce in east Ukraine be restored and condemned breaches in recent days, according to official accounts of a four-way telephone call. …read more Source:...
Debaltseve under rebel control, Cossack fighters celebrate
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EU to send armored cars to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — A top EU official says the 28-member bloc will provide armored cars and satellite imagery to monitor a cease-fire in Ukraine but is undecided whether to commit troops to a proposed U.N.-mandated peacekeeping mission. Maciej Popowski, deputy secretary general for EU’s External Action Service, said Thursday the EU “there...
