Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia Ukraine Conflict: Moscow Launches Land, Air And Sea Drills Simultaneously In Crimea For First Time
Russia has launched land, air and sea drills in annexed Crimea Monday, in a coordinated training exercise, which involve thousands of troops, making it the first time in Russia’s history to have launched three large airborne units simultaneously, officials said Tuesday. The Russian military has launched the exercise at the Opuk training...
Cold War Against Russia Is Threat To Europe, French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Says
A cold war against Russia is a threat to Europe, French presidential candidate and National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen said in a CBS News interview that aired Sunday. The far-right politician is known to support Russia and believe that Crimea is an integral part of the country. Le Pen appeared on “60 Minutes,” where she said she does not...
War In Ukraine: Pro-Russia Rebel Leader Declares Economic Blockade On Kiev, Leaving The Rest Of The Country Desperate For Coal
The leader of the pro-Russian rebel group in Ukraine known as Donetsk People’s Republic has planned to cut all economic ties with the rest of the country in response to an economic blockade placed on the separatist-controlled city of Donbass. “We are cutting all ties with Ukraine, with which we are at war. Yes, we were selling coal to...
War In Ukraine: Pro-Russia Rebel Leader Declares Economic Blockade On Kiev, Leaving The Rest Of The Country Desperate For Coal
The leader of the pro-Russian rebel group in Ukraine known as Donetsk People’s Republic has planned to cut all economic ties with the rest of the country in response to an economic blockade placed on the separatist-controlled city of Donbass. “We are cutting all ties with Ukraine, with which we are at war. Yes, we were selling coal to...
Cold War: Will Trump Stop Russia? Putin Will Never Return Crimea Despite Trump Hopes, Moscow Senator Says
Despite Ukraine’s alleged plans to regain control of Crimea, Russian Senator Aleksey Pushkov announced Sunday the Black Sea peninsular territory could never be returned after being annexed by Moscow three years ago, RT reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Is NATO Good For US? Vice President Mike Pence Maintains Strong Support For Alliance, Urges Others To Pay Their Fair Share
UPDATE: 7 a.m. EST — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, calling for a new world order to replace the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which he reportedly said was “an institution of the Cold War in its mind and its heart.” At the conference where world leaders like Angela Merkel...
Russia And Trump News: US, Russia Military Generals To Meet In Azerbaijan
U.S. Marine Corps General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Joseph Dunford will meet with the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, on Thursday in Azerbaijan, the Pentagon said Wednesday. This is the first meeting between the military heads of the two countries since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. …read more Source:...
Will Russia Return Crimea To Ukraine? Black Sea Peninsula Is Russian Territory, Moscow Says In Response To White House
Crimea is a Russian territory and Moscow does not intend to return it to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The comments came in response to a White House statement Tuesday that said President Donald Trump “expects” Russia to return to Ukraine the Black Sea peninsula Russia annexed in March 2014. “We do not return our...
Amid Battle With Pro-Russian Separatists, Ukraine Accused Of LGBT Discrimination Despite Promises To European Union
KIEV, Ukraine — Marina Lemischenko and Marina Kostetska were excited to be starting a new life together outside the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after they managed to flee the war waged by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country. Yet even after seeming to find safety and freedom, the two Marina’s have discovered they...
Discrimination In Europe: LGBT, Human Rights Ignored In Ukraine Despite Law Making Bias Against Homosexuals Illegal, Advocates Say
KIEV, Ukraine — Marina Lemischenko and Marina Kostetska were excited to be starting a new life together outside the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after they managed to flee the war waged by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country. Yet even after seeming to find safety and freedom, the two Marina’s have discovered they...
