Section: US & Canada
NATO Approves New Force Aimed at Deterring Russia
(NEWPORT, Wales) — Seeking to counter Russian aggression, NATO leaders approved plans Friday to dispatch several thousand troops in Eastern Europe that could quickly mobilize if an alliance country in the region comes under attack. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the new unit would send a clear message to potential aggressors....
For Russia, Ideal Scenario In Ukraine Might Just Be The Bosnian Model
Semifailed state with polarized politics? A Bosnia-style solution sounds good to the Kremlin’s ears when discussing Ukraine’s future. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine signs cease-fire deal with pro-Russian rebels
U.N. estimates 2,600 deaths in conflict between Moscow-backed separatists and government troops in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...
Ukraine Crisis: NATO Will Send Thousands Of Troops To Eastern Europe
NATO approved a rapid response “spearhead” force Friday designed to “deal swiftly and firmly with threats” in Eastern Europe, a move prompted by Russian intervention in Ukraine and NATO concerns Russia could try the same in bordering NATO member states. Russian officials said this week they consider any NATO buildup near Russia a provocation....
Talks on Ukraine cease-fire start in Belarus
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Talks expected to bring a much-anticipated cease-fire to the fighting in eastern Ukraine began Friday in the Belarusian capital even as the rebels kept pressing their offensive against a strategic port city. Ukraine ready lost about half its coastline, several major ports and untold billions in Black Sea mineral rights with...
Talks on Ukraine Cease-Fire Start in Belarus
(MINSK, Belarus) — The talks expected to bring a much-anticipated cease-fire to the fighting in eastern Ukraine have started in the Belarusian capital. Negotiators representing Ukraine, Russia, the pro-Russian rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe opened Friday in Minsk. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said...
Heavy shelling in Ukraine hours ahead of truce talks
Shelling was seen near Mariupol, a strategic port that hold the key to a huge chunk of Ukraine’s sea coast and rich hydrocarbon resources. …read more Source: Toronto...
Op-Ed Contributor: Why #RussiaInvadedUkraine Matters
We cannot let Putin choose our words for us. Linguistic clarity is essential to moral clarity. …read more Source: The New York...
In Eastern Europe, Ukraine Crisis Focuses Minds on NATO and Military Spending
Eastern European nations have called for an assertive response from NATO in the face of an aggressive Russia, but many of those countries have not met the military spending commitments that come with NATO membership. …read more Source: The New York...
NATO Announces ‘Rapid-Reaction Force,’ As It Waits For Cease-Fire In Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he and a rebel leader had agreed to ceasefire, which is part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seven-point plan toward peace.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
