Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukrainian-Russia Conflict: Russian Generals Fighting In Ukraine Are Identified
Ukraine’s security service on Thursday revealed the names of four Russian generals fighting in Ukraine, according to a statement issued by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, which said that Ukrainian forces were facing “structured military units of Russian regular army” troops organized along the same formations as...
Ukraine-Russia Conflict Update: Ceasefire Violations Could Result In ‘Full Scale Armed Clashes,’ Says Russian Official
Russian authorities said Friday that Ukraine had again violated a peace agreement and warned that continuing violations could result in full-scale violent clashes, Tass, Russia’s state news agency, reported. Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin warned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ensure that all Ukrainians followed the...
As Western Sanctions Cripple Russia, Egypt’s Sisi Considers Using Ruble For Tourism
Egypt is considering using the ruble in settlements in tourism in an effort to avoid using U.S. dollars, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said, Russian state news agency TASS reported Thursday. The suggestion comes amid part of a broader Egyptian effort to entice Russian tourists to visit, while Russia’s economy reels from sanctions...
Ukraine Military Conscription Goal Of 25,000 Soldiers Not Met, More Waves Of Army Draft Expected
Ukraine’s sixth wave of military conscription was meant to be its last for 2015, but after only recruiting half of the needed 25,000 men, the country is facing several additional waves of conscription, or a mandatory military draft. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Reaches ‘Win-Win’ Debt Restructuring Deal After Months-Long Talks
After nearly 5 months of talks, the Ukrainian government said Thursday that it has reached a deal with its international creditors to slash its $18 billion debt by 20 percent, according to media reports. The debt relief is vital for the conflict-ravaged nation to nurse its economy back to health. …read more Source: International Business...
Canceled Mistral Sale To Russia Will Cost France Less Than $1.14 Billion
The controversy over France’s sale and then canceled delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia has cost the French government less than $1.14 billion, Bloomberg reported. France’s intended sale of the Mistrals to Russia was postponed over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Number of Russian Troops Killed in Ukraine Accidentally Published Online By Russia?
A Russian website published and then quickly removed what initially seemed like a mundane article this week titled “Increases in Pay for Military in 2015.” The reason for the sudden removal was what appears to be the accidental publication of secret figures on the numbers of deaths and injuries sustained by Russian soldiers fighting in eastern...
Amid Russian Hostility, Finland Says It Can’t Protect The Baltic Region From Attacks
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto made it clear Tuesday to his country’s Baltic neighbors of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia that Helsinki would not be able help them against any future Russian hostility, according to a Defense News report. Like the Baltic States, Finland shares a large border with Russia that has seen an increased level of...
Ukrainian Prisoners In Russia: The War In Eastern Ukraine Often Results In Lengthy Prison Sentences
A Russian court’s sentencing Tuesday of filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and activist Alexander Kolchenko to 20 and 10 years, respectively, highlights the plight of numerous Ukrainians currently imprisoned in Russia at a time when ties between the two countries are at an all-time low. While the war in eastern Ukraine has taken the lives of more than...
Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleh Sentsov To 20 Years In Prison For Planning Terror Attacks In Crimea
In a defiant act, two Ukrainian men sang their country’s national anthem in a Russian court Tuesday moments after they were sentenced to prison. Filmmaker Oleh Sentsov received a sentence of 20 years for planning terrorist attacks in Crimea, according to media reports. Crimean activist Alexander Kolchenko, who was being tried with Sentsov,...
