Section: International Business Times (USA)
Amid Russia Conflict, NATO Increasing Preparedness In Eastern Europe With New Command Units
NATO forces have activated six command units in Eastern Europe aimed at increasing security and defense capacities in response to what is perceived as an increasingly aggressive Kremlin. Tensions in the region have been strained amid the ongoing conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Putin Reportedly Helps Blacklisted MP Get Italian Visa, Offends Many In Russia
Prominent Russian singer Josif Kobzon was issued an Italian visa even though he was in the E.U. blacklist. Italian embassy spokesperson Daria Klimenko said Wednesday that the singer-turned-MP had been granted visa for humanitarian reasons. The “Russian Sinatra” is known for his support for the annexation of Crimea. He said that he was happy when...
US To Impose Sanction Against More Russian Individuals, Companies Over Ukraine Ceasefire
The U.S. Department of Commerce added new entities from Russia and other countries in its list of sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. Russian news agency TASS reported that 39 persons under 33 entries had been included in the “Entity List,” according to a rule notice in the Federal Register to be published Wednesday. The entries...
Ukraine Military Defense Budget Seeks $4B In 2016 To Help Fight East Ukraine War
The Ukrainian armed forces has asked the Kiev government for a $4 billion defense budget going into 2016, according to the defense ministry’s press office Tuesday. If approved, the budget would represent a $1.6 billion increase from the year previous. The ministry plans to spend the money on “increasing the combat readiness of the...
East Ukraine War: Ukrainian Military Mitznefet Helmet Cover Delivered By Special Israeli Defense Force
The Ukrainian military is set to receive the unusual looking mitznefet military helmet cover, also known as the “clown hat,” from the Israeli defense force, according to a report Tuesday from pro-Russian news site Sputnik. The supply of Israeli equipment to the Ukrainian military comes at a diplomatically sensitive time and is thought...
Ukraine Anti-Autonomy Protest Outside Parliament Turns Violent As Country Votes On Decentralization Bill
Violent protests in Ukraine outside the country’s parliament killed one member of the National Guard and injured at least 69 others on Monday, as fighting broke out between protesters and authorities, following a controversial constitutional vote. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Parliament Riots Update: Watch Video Of Kiev Protesters Clashing With Police Outside Rada Building; Over 100 Wounded
Riots broke out in front of Ukraine’s Rada parliament building in Kiev Monday as activists violently protested amendments to a new constitution that would give pro-Russian separatist groups in the east more power, throwing grenades and other small bombs at riot police. Over 100 people were wounded in the fighting, and at least one person, a...
Ukraine Elections Controversy: Protesters Block Rada Parliament In Kiev, Clashes With Riot Police
Protestors blocked the Rada parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, disrupting a parliamentary vote on a new constitution. The lawmakers’ debate concerned decentralization, which would result in pro-Russian separatist groups in the country gaining power. …read more Source: International Business...
Hollande, Merkel, Putin Back Ceasefire Plan For Eastern Ukraine: France
PARIS (Reuters) France, Germany and Russia back plans for a complete ceasefire in eastern Ukraine from Sept. 1, the French presidency said after their respective leaders spoke by telephone on Saturday. Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, in a gesture to shore up a tenuous ceasefire, agreed on Aug. 26 to strive for an end to all truce violations...
Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Russian Generals Fighting With Separatists, Ukraine Says
Ukraine’s security service on Thursday revealed the names of four Russian generals whom it says were fighting with so-called separatists in Ukraine, a statement from the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said. The statement said Ukrainian forces were facing “structured military units of Russian regular army”...
