Section: International Business Times (USA)
US-Russia War? Pentagon Updates Plan For Possible War With Moscow As Tensions Build Over Syria And Ukraine Conflicts: Report
The United States is updating contingency plans in the event of a war with Russia, the first time the U.S. …read more Source: International Business...
Amid Russia Fears, Permanent F-22 Base in Europe? American Air Force General Says US Wants To Assure Allies
Russia’s involvement in Ukraine and Syria and aggressive moves across Europe prompted the U.S.’s Air Forces Europe commander to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe Wednesday, according to Defense News. The U.S. deployed four F-22s, the single seat stealth aircraft, to Europe last month for the first time ever. …read...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: US Army To Train Ukrainian Military
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army will begin training active-duty members of the Ukrainian armed forces in November, broadening a program that provided support for the country’s National Guard, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday. The training program, which will be conducted by troops from the Vicenza, Italy-based 173rd Airborne Brigade...
Ukraine Police Force Grows: Amid Cooling Russia Tensions, Number Of Officers To Nearly Double
Ukraine plans to almost double the size of its police force by the end of the year, Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov said Tuesday, according to UPI. The force plans to add thousands of officers by the end of the year. “As of today, the number of our police amounts only to 3,200. We will have 6,000 police officers by the end of the...
Russia In Ukraine, Syria: US Military To Revise Budget Over Cyberwarfare, Other Concerns, Pentagon Says
Russia’s involvement in both Syria and Ukraine has made the U.S. rework its defense budget for the next fiscal year, according to Bloomberg. Changes would be made to the budgets of the U.S.’s four military branches, the Pentagon’s comptroller said. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Is Moving Towards Peace With Russia: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said his country was moving towards peace with Russia. According to Poroshenko, he had been working “day and night” in the last 15 months since Ukraine clashed with Russia. While he does not want to dream about peace yet, he said there was “a change in tactics.” …read more Source: International Business...
Germany Says ‘Significant Progress’ Made At Ukraine Meeting
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that “significant progress” had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Steinmeier said Ukraine and Russia were close to striking an agreement...
Elton John Preaches Message Of LGBT Tolerance For The ‘New Ukraine’
Speaking in Kiev before an audience of prominent politicians, businessmen and diplomats, Elton John urged Ukraine to protect gay rights and embrace tolerance of LGBT people. The gay British rock star delivered the keynote address at the Yalta European Strategy Summit, a prominent annual conference in Eastern Europe. The Associated Press reported...
Ceasefire In Ukraine Lasts 10 Days, Stokes Hope Of Ease In Conflict
Combatants in Ukraine have observed a tenuous ceasefire agreement for more than 10 days, stoking hope for a lasting political resolution between the government military troops and the pro-Russian rebels that have been embroiled in conflict in the eastern reaches of the country since early 2014. They had previously agreed to a ceasefire Feb. 15,...
Russian Military News: Contract Servicemen Increase, Exceed Number Of Draftees
The number of contract servicemen in Russia’s armed forces had increased by almost 60,000 since 2014, exceeding the number of draftees, A Russian Defense Ministry official said, according to Russian news agency Tass. The Defense Ministry’s announcement comes amid tensions over Russia’s military role and involvement in both Syria...
