Section: International Business Times (USA)
US To Send Lockheed Martin F-22 Fighter Jets To Europe To Counter Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis
The United States is set to send Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-22 fighter jets to Europe to help NATO allies counter Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said Monday. The latest deployment is reportedly in line with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s recent call for a strong and balanced approach...
German Chancellor Stresses On ‘Four-Party Meeting’ Involving Russia To Solve Eastern Ukraine Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that it would be necessary to listen to Russia’s perspective about the situation in the Donbas region. She said so after talking to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Berlin. Poroshenko had a meeting with Merkel and French President Francois Hollande about “many issues.” She said that it was...
Ukraine’s Independence Day Celebrations ‘Ironic’: Russian Lawmaker
A Russian lawmaker called Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations “ironic.” He wondered how the country could celebrate its independence when it was heavily depended on Western loans. Alexey Pushkov, the head of Russia’s State Duma International Affairs Committee, said that it was ironic that a country heavily depending on the outside...
Russian Arms Expo 2015: European Sanctions Keep Exporters Away From Russian Weapons Event
Some European arms exporters have decided to stay away from next month’s Russian Arms Expo, citing European Union-led sanctions against Moscow’s actions in Crimea and in the east Ukraine as the reason, according to a report Monday from the Russian-owned Tass news agency. With the exception of Italy, no other European country is due to...
Massive Shelling From Ukrainian Forces Damage Petrovsky and Kirovsky, Donetsk Administration Claims
The city administration of Donetsk complained Monday that there had been overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces on Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts. Preliminary reports suggested that no one has been injured in the alleged attack. Donetsk News Agency reported that the Kirovsky district had been attacked around 11 p.m. local time. There were...
Ukraine Leader Urges Unity To Bring Change, Combat Russian ‘Aggressor’
KIEV (Reuters) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on all political forces in the country on Sunday to rally behind his plans for constitutional change aimed at ending a separatist conflict in the east and defeating what he termed the “Russian aggressor.” Poroshenko used a flag-raising ceremony in Kiev on the eve of...
‘Political Hacks’ Wrote US Report Linking Russia To Crash Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: Ex-CIA Analyst
A U.S. government report implicating Russia in the July 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was created by political writers rather than intelligence analysts, a former CIA analyst-turned-political activist told Russia’s Sputnik News. Sputnik is wholly owned by the Russian government, which reportedly backs Ukrainian separatists...
Ukrainian Russia Conflict: Prisoner Swap With Kiev Called For By Pro-Russian Rebels Amid East Ukraine War
The Luhansk People’s Republic, one the pro-Russian rebels groups fighting against Ukraine in the Donbas war, said Friday that it wants to trade prisoners as soon as possible. The request comes amid intense fighting and back and forth accusations from both sides that neither is adhering to February’s Minsk II ceasefire, according to...
Russia Military Flame-Throwing System Under Development Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Russia has begun to develop a new heavy flame-throwing system based on a weapon first tested in the late 1980’s following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. That system, known as the TOS-1 Buratino, included a multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon. It is one of a spate of new weapons and arms systems under development in Russia,...
Russia’s Night Wolves: Pro-Putin Biker Gang To Stage Recreation Of WWII In Crimea, Complete With Lights And Lasers [VIDEO]
A Kremlin-funded Russian biker gang, known as the Night Wolves, is set to stage a dramatic recreation of World War II in a performance complete with lasers, rock music and motorcycle stunts, to take place Friday in Crimea, the Guardian reported. …read more Source: International Business...
