Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine War Deserters: 16,000 Troops Abandoned Military Since Conflict Began, Kiev Official Says
Around 16,000 Ukrainian troops, some with their weapons, have deserted from the country’s armed forces since the war in the Donbass region of the country erupted in April 2014, according to figures offered Monday by Kiev’s Chief Military prosecutor Anatoly Matios. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Economy To Fall? Gross Domestic Product To Shrink By 12%, Says World Bank
Ukraine’s gross domestic product was expected to fall by 12 percent by the end of this year further than the 7.5 percent predicted in April, reported the World Bank Monday. The continuing conflict in eastern Ukraine as well as an “unfavorable global economic environment” were the main reasons behind the Bank’s new prediction....
Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Update: Ukraine Withdrawal Of Light Artillery Begins
After a year and a half of conflict with pro-Russian separatists, Ukrainian authorities started Monday to withdraw tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk, local media reported. The weapons pullback follows an agreement between Ukrainian government forces and separatist leaders to continue the withdrawal of...
Putin Promised To Ask Ukraine Rebels To Cancel Vote: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday Russia’s Vladimir Putin had promised to ask pro-Russian separatists to cancel elections planned in rebel-held territory in defiance of Kiev. Under terms of a peace agreement signed in Minsk in February, local elections were meant to be held in the separatist regions...
Russian Weapons In Ukraine? Putin And Poroshenko Meet In Paris As Deadly Arms System Reportedly Spotted
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko were scheduled to meet in Paris Friday to discuss a resolution to the eastern Ukraine conflict, international monitors said they had spotted a new deadly Russian weapons system in the war zone for the first time, Reuters reported. Monitors from the Organization for...
Russia And Ukraine Conflict Takes To the Skies: Airline Sanctions Are Latest High-Flying Economic Battle
A new economic battleground is unfolding between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian government announced last week a ban on Russian airlines flying into the country, and Russia struck back Monday, saying it would close its airspace to Ukraine. The bans have the potential to hit both nations’ already struggling economies, reroute flights...
Russian Investment Slows Amid Economic Uncertainty, Military Action In Ukraine And Syria
As Russian airstrikes in Syria continued Thursday, investors in Russia put a hold on their plans as uncertainty over the ruble, low oil prices and sanctions continued. While capital investment has declined in Russia this year, corporate profits have risen. But many businesses were still unwilling to invest, Bloomberg reported. …read more...
Ukraine-Russia Conflict 2015: US To Send Radar Technology To Ukrainian Military
U.S. President Barack Obama authorized a deal to send $20 million in radar technology to Ukraine, Business Insider reported Wednesday. The Pentagon had been discussing the radar for months, and it wasn’t until after a high-profile meeting between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin that Obama decided to finalize the deal. …read...
Amid Ukraine War, Russians Don’t Want Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics To Become Part Of Russia, Poll Finds
Only 16 percent of Russians said their government should admit the eastern Ukrainian separatist republics into the Russian Federation, according to a new poll released by Russian polling agency VTsOIM Wednesday. The survey found that over 70 percent of Russians want their government to continue sending humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine, but...
Ukraine President Poroshenko Calls Out Russia For ‘Aggressive War’ During UN Address
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said he spoke on behalf of a nation “suffering brutal violations” of the United Nation’s Charter by U.N. Security Council member Russia when he addressed the General Assembly Tuesday. Poroshenko used his speech to aggressively shift attention back to the conflict in Ukraine after Russian President...
