Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Electricity Latest Economic Battleground
In the latest economic battle between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine announced that beginning Friday, it would suspend its electricity imports from Russia, local news source Interfax reported. Ukraine imported 400 megawatts from Russia per day, and the move was seen as part of Ukraine’s drive to become less economically dependent on its...
Russian Food Sanctions 2015: Meat, Cheese Shortage Feared Amid EU Embargo Over Ukraine Conflict
Russia may experience meat and dairy shortages in 2016, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported Tuesday, citing a government spending watchdog in the country. The nation used to import hundreds of tons of foreign produce, mostly from Europe, and ongoing European sanctions could shrink Russia’s food supply. …read more Source:...
Amid Russian Tensions, US And Canada Military Flights For Observation To Be Conducted Over Russia
A joint group of U.S. and Canadian military surveillance teams is expected to conduct a series of observation flights over Russian territory this week as part of a treaty designed to create transparency and trust between Russia and the West, according to a report Monday from Russian news site Tass. While similar flights have been commonplace...
Russia Forces US Military Intelligence Refocus With Actions In Syria And Ukraine, US Official Says
With Russian involvement in both Syria and Ukraine, the U.S. needs to reorient its outlook to see Russia as an adversary as opposed to an ally and increase its intelligence capabilities, an American military official said Friday. The U.S. has lacked the capability to “see into Russia” due to its posture toward the Kremlin in recent years, said...
Ukraine Military Update: Soldiers Eat Rotten Food, Forced To Buy Equipment As Poor Conditions Still Visible On The Front Lines
After 18 months of conflict in eastern Ukraine, a video shows Ukrainian soldiers still are not equipped properly and need to rely on the generosity of locals to provide them with fresh food. At a checkpoint near the southern city of Mariupol, soldiers showed off rotten food, local news channel Ukraine Today reported Wednesday. …read more...
Ukraine Conflict Update: Donetsk Separatists Announce Weapons Pullback
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic announced Wednesday it would begin the drawback of larger mortars from the front lines in eastern Ukraine on Nov. 6, Russian state news agency Tass reported. The announcement comes at precarious moment after a Ukrainian soldier was killed Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Election 2015 Update: Voting Results Show Division Between Eastern And Western Part Of The Country
Early results from Ukraine’s local elections held Sunday were beginning to pour in showing an East-West voting divide that has long separated the country of 45 million. The four polls released Monday showed President Petro Poroshenko retaining his support in the west and center of the country with the Opposition Bloc gaining in the south...
Ukraine Election Update 2015: Chewbacca Arrested For Unlawfully Campaigning For Darth Vader
Ukrainian police took down one agitated Wookiee in Odessa on Sunday after they say Chewbacca was caught unlawfully canvassing for Darth Vader on the country’s voting day for local elections. Footage released shows four officers struggling to arrest a costumed, unidentified man dressed as the “Star Wars” character after he was...
Ukraine Local Elections Controversy 2015: Parody Posters Amid Voting Chaos
Ukraine’s divisive local elections were mired in controversy Sunday after elections in the port city of Mariupol were canceled following irregularities in the vote. As problems mounted and uncertainties grew, one local artist satirized the political contest through the beloved HBO show “Game of Thrones.” …read more Source:...
Ukraine Election 2015: Unpredictable Local Races Could Bring Old Guard Back To Power
Amid the backdrop of a violent regional conflict and economic uncertainty, Ukrainians are set to head to the polls Sunday in hotly contested local elections where oligarchs are expected to try to maintain their grip on power. With the ongoing war in the east and the country’s gross domestic product forecast to fall by 12 percent by the...
