Section: FOX News (USA)
Ukraine’s parliament passes measure allowing foreigners in its armed forces
Ukraine’s parliament has passed a measure that would allow foreigners to serve in its armed forces. …read more Source: FOX...
About 1,000 Belarusian protesters decry planned Russian air base
About 1,000 opposition activists have protested Russia’s plans to establish a military air base in Belarus, saying it would turn the former Soviet republic into a Kremlin “vassal.” They claim the base would add to regional tensions already heightened by the conflict in Ukraine, and make it impossible for Belarus to maintain...
Ukraine, rebels begin pulling back smaller-caliber weapons
Separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces have begun pulling back smaller-caliber weapons from the front line, a step toward de-escalating a war that has killed more than 8,000 people. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian planes pummel Syria as Putin meets Hollande about Assad, Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and France, which both started bombing Syria this week, held talks Friday about their military operations as they tried to overcome differences on whether Syrian President Bashar Assad should stay in power. …read more Source: FOX...
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany meet in Paris to make progress on Ukraine peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine to pull out small-caliber weapons from war-torn east after rebels agree to deal
Ukrainian government forces will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds, the defense minister said on Thursday. …read more Source: FOX...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine ahead of Paris summit
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Poland earmarks funds to bring in ethnic Poles from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and elsewhere
Poland has earmarked funds to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, its finance minister said Tuesday. …read more Source: FOX...
International court prosecutors extends scope of Ukraine preliminary probe
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has broadened her preliminary probe in Ukraine to cover possible crimes committed in the country since early 2014 — a period that saw Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
UN human rights envoy: Rebels’ move to block aid in eastern Ukraine is a ‘great mistake’
A top U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
