Section: International Business Times (USA)
US Pledges $190M Financial Support To Ukraine, Must Fight Corruption, Says VP Joe Biden
During U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s fourth visit to Ukraine Monday since the Russian annexation of Crimea, he announced the U.S. will provide the financially battered Eastern European country with $190 million in financial assistance, Reuters reported. The announcement comes as Ukraine works to reform its political and economic systems...
Russia-Turkey Crisis Is Pushing Ankara Toward Ukraine With New Military Modernization Partnership
As tensions between Moscow and Ankara continue, Turkey has turned to another Kremlin foe and Eastern European state: Ukraine. Defense firms in Turkey and Ukraine have begun talks on tank modernization programs, Defense News reported Sunday. …read more Source: International Business...
Amid Russia War Talk, NATO Sends Warships To Black Sea Near Turkey, Ukraine
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has stationed four warships to the Black Sea, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported Friday. The Black Sea sits between several countries with strained relations of late, including Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Russian-Turkish relations have been particularly tense in recent weeks, after Turkey shot down a...
Russia State Of The Nation Live Stream: Watch President Vladimir Putin’s Address
With a sagging economy and involvement in conflicts from Ukraine to Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin will give his annual state of the nation address Thursday. The speech is expected to begin at noon in Moscow (4 a.m. EST), the Moscow Times reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Crimea’s Electricity Still Off As Blockade Continues And Activists Threaten To Block Ferries
The Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea remains in the dark. Russian leaders have promised power will soon be restored, while Ukrainian activists say they are moving on to a sea blockade to completely isolate the annexed territory, local media reported Wednesday. “We have several stages. As we earlier announced: the full blockade of Crimea. First...
Russia Challenging Japan? Kremlin To Build Military Compounds On Disputed Kuril Islands
With attention on Russia’s role in Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin’s long-term dispute with the Japan over the Kuril Islands has fallen to the wayside. But after a Kremlin announcement Tuesday that it would construct military compounds on the islands, relations with Japan were likely to become even more strained. …read more...
Canada Offers Ukraine More Military Support Amid Conflict With Russia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated that Canada will provide more support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, after the countries’ leaders met on the sidelines of the global climate conference in Paris. Trudeau and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held a closed-door bilateral meeting on Sunday, CBC News reported. …read...
Russia-Turkey Relations Update: Ukraine Offers To Step In After Fruit And Vegetable Ban
Russia continued to ratchet up sanctions against Turkey Monday announcing a ban on the import of Turkish fruits and vegetables, the Wall Street Journal reported. As sharp words are exchanged between the two trading partners, other countries are already looking to step into the new economic void. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia-Turkey Relations Update: Ukraine Offers To Step In With Fruit And Vegetable Ban
Russia continued to ratchet up sanctions against Turkey Monday announcing a ban on the import of Turkish fruits and vegetables, the Wall Street Journal reported. As sharp words are exchanged between the two trading partners, other countries are already looking to step into the new economic void. …read more Source: International Business...
Protests Continue In Russia And Turkey As Hopes For An ISIS Coalition Fade
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was burned in effigy Friday during a protest as tensions continue to mount between Ankara and Moscow, AFP reported. Anti-Turkey rallies were held in Moscow and Crimea with shouts of “down with ISIS [the Islamic State group]” as Erdogan again warned the Kremlin over its actions in the region and Moscow backed...
