Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Ukraine Bans Russian Airlines Including Aeroflot
In a move contrary to friendly skies, Ukraine decided Friday to ban Russian airlines from flying into the country and prohibited any Russian transit flights above Ukraine if the planes contain Russian military members or goods, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Areseny Yatseniuk announced Friday through the government’s press service. The ban...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Kazakhstan Textbook Says Crimea Part Of Russian Federation
Ukrainian authorities have demanded an explanation from officials in Kazakhstan over a new textbook that shows the annexed Crimean peninsula as part of the Russian Federation, RFE/RL reported. Ukrainian officials sent a note to their Kazakh counterparts Friday demanding that the textbooks be withdrawn immediately, in the latest confrontation...
Putin, Obama Meeting: As War Rages In Syria And Ukraine, World Leaders To Discuss Military Campaigns
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama Monday, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The two leaders have had cool relations throughout their terms in office, but Russia’s recent military involvement in Ukraine and Syria has prompted U.S. concerns. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Fears Prompt Poland To Acquire 104 Military Radars
Amid continued tensions over Russia’s involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Poland’s defense ministry has put forth a tender to acquire 104 new reconnaissance radars, Defense News reported. Poland’s announcement late Wednesday comes the same day as reports revealed that Russia was constructing a second large military...
Russia Threatening Nuclear Standoff In Europe? Moscow Vows Countermeasures Over Pentagon’s Plan To Increase Atomic Stockpiles
Russia has vowed to take countermeasures against the Pentagon’s alleged decision to station new nuclear weapons inside Germany’s territory, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow Wednesday. The U.S. move, which Peskov claims will build tensions and create imbalance inside Europe, comes amid building animosity...
Russia UN Vetoes On Syria, Ukraine Undermining United Nations Security Council, US Warns
If Russia continues to wield its veto in the United Nations Security Council to block the council’s resolutions on Syria and Ukraine, it will undermine the legitimacy of the Security Council, leading other leading powers like the U.S. to avoid that council, the United States has warned, the Guardian reported Wednesday. Russia, along with...
Egypt, Not Russia, To Purchase Mistral-Class Ships From France? Talks Underway In Paris Over Massive Military Deal
Talks are underway in Paris over the sale of two Mistral-class amphibious ships that were initially intended for the Russian navy, but which Egyptian officials have taken an interest in, the French newspaper La Tribune reported, according to Russian state news site Sputnik News. Plans to sell the vessels to Russia were scrapped in 2014 amid...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Update: Amid Crimea Road Blockade, Moscow Threatens Revolt As Crimean Tatars Protest Human Rights Violations
Hundreds of trucks containing perishable goods intended to be delivered to Crimea were stuck on the Ukrainian side of the border after the mainland route from the annexed peninsula continued Tuesday to be blocked blocked by a throng of ethnic Muslims native to the region, local media reported. The economic blockade began Sunday in the latest...
International Peace Day 2015: History Of The United Nations Day Devoted To Strengthening The Ideals Of Peace
As conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine, Syria and locations around Asia, Africa and South America, International Peace Day is perhaps a timely reminder of the alternatives that exist to violence. The day, which falls on Sept. 21 each year, was first observed in 1982 after a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica was adopted...
Putin Gives Go-Ahead To Belarus Airbase Plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the establishment of an airbase in neighboring Belarus, the latest move by Moscow to project its military power abroad. Saturday’s announcement, which comes at a time of tension with the West over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Syria, may also signal the Kremlin’s interest in keeping...
