Section: International Business Times (USA)
East Ukraine Russia Conflict: Meet The Georgian Soldier Who Can’t Stop Fighting Moscow
When Mamuka Mamulashvili was 14 years old, he’d already fought in a war, been shot in the leg and spent three months inside a Russian military cell where he was tortured every day and survived on nothing more than bread and water. Suffering 20 bone fractures at the hands of his brutal prison wardens and losing nearly 50 percent of his body...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Moscow Building Large Military Base Near Ukraine’s Border
Russia has begun building a large-scale military base near the Ukrainian border, according to a report from Reuters Wednesday. When completed, the base could house up to 3,500 soldiers, suggesting the Kremlin has no immediate plans to back away from the ongoing conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: International...
Ukraine New Prime Minister Petition: Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Gets 26,000 Online Signatures
An online petition asking for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to be appointed prime minister of Ukraine has attracted more than 26,000 signatures and will be considered by President Petro Poroshenko. The petition, which first appeared in English on Monday on Poroshenko’s website, asks for Saakashvili to replace current...
Israel Sells Drones To Russia To Spy On Ukraine Border
Russia has purchased 10 intelligence-gathering drones from Israel to monitor the Ukraine border, the Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The Russian Ministry of Defense allegedly purchased the drones from Israel Aerospace Industries earlier this year. …read more Source: International Business...
West Uses European Union As ‘Carrot’ For Ukraine; Russian Speaker Says Ukraine Won’t Become EU Member In Near Future
Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, said that Ukraine would not become a member of the European Union in near future. She called the E.U. a “carrot” used as bait by the West for Ukraine. Matviyenko said that Ukraine was in a difficult economic situation, while the EU had its own problems as well....
IMF Head Says Ukraine Is Getting Back On Track
The head of the International Monetary Fund gave high praise to Ukraine’s economic performance while visiting the country on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. The country has been struggling to overcome massive contractions in its economy since since the violence and political upheaval that ousted its sitting government last year....
Ukraine Russia Conflict: Russian Threat Will Last Decades, Ukrainian President Poroshenko Says
The threat to Ukraine from Russia will remain for decades, Ukraine’s president said Thursday, before adding that his country needed to increase the number of contract soldiers in its army, according to a presidential statement. …read more Source: International Business...
Amid Russian Hostility In The Black Sea, US Navy To Sustain Military Presence In Region
The U.S. Navy will keep a regular military presence in the Black Sea, according to a press release from the U.S. Naval forces Europe-Africa. The announcement, which was made during a large NATO drill that includes Ukrainian forces, will likely anger Russia, which also has a number of bases and ships in the strategic Black Sea region. …read...
Ukraine Military Doctrine Declares Russia The Enemy And NATO Membership A Top Goal
The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council revised the country’s military doctrine Wednesday, defining Russia as the country’s adversary and laying out a long-term path toward NATO membership. At the meeting, the council backed plans to abandon its previous status as being against moving closer to the European Union and...
EU Extends Sanctions On Russia As Moscow Warns Of ‘Negative Consequences’
The European Union agreed Wednesday to extend its sanctions against Russian firms and individuals and Ukrainian separatists for another six months until March 2016. On the same day, the United States added 29 more people to its sanctions list against Russia, Reuters reported. …read more Source: International Business...
