Section: International Business Times (USA)
OBEL WORKING … Russia’s Night Wolves: Pro-Putin Biker Gang To Stage Recreation Of WWII In Crimea, Complete With Lights And Lasers [VIDEO]
The 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...
Russia Ukraine News: Amid Escalating Fears Of War, Lavrov Presses Germany, France On Peace Treaty
German and French leaders should press Ukraine harder to implement the peace plan in eastern Ukraine that was signed in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Conflict: DPR Defense Ministry Dismisses US Accusation Of Militia Attack In Mariupol
There was no militia attack in northern and eastern parts of Mariupol, the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic claimed. Some U.S. media reports earlier suggested a militia attack in the eastern Ukrainian city. …read more Source: International Business...
European Observers Hint Russia Connection In Eastern Ukraine Shelling
International observers have determined that Soviet Grad rocket launchers had been used in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to a report released Monday. According to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), eight fresh craters related to shelling in the Krasnoarmeyskoye settlement reveal that Grad multiple...
East Ukraine Conflict: Kiev Stoking Donbas War, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Claims
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Ukraine’s military was preparing a new offensive against Russian-backed rebels in contested eastern Ukraine, the Russian news agency Tass reports. Lavrov’s contention, which follows a week of intense confrontation that left more than 15 dead and dozens wounded, counters similar...
East Ukraine Conflict: Ukraine Stoking Donbas War, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Claims
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Ukraine’s military was preparing a new offensive against Russian-backed rebels in the contested region of east Ukraine, according to a report from the pro-Russian Tass news agency. Lavrov’s contention, which follows one week of intense confrontation between both sides that have...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: Ukrainians Getting Lethal Weapons From Poland And Italy, Pro-Russian Rebels Claim
Ukrainian troops are using lethal weapons obtained from Poland and Italy, a pro-Russian rebel official charges. Alexander Brovko, a spokesman for the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic, said Friday that rebel fighters had discovered land mines around an airport in the Luhansk region of Donbas that could have only been placed there by...
Donald Trump Makes Ukraine State ‘Enemy List’ For Pro-Russia Remarks
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apparently has enemies beyond the debate stage or corporate boardrooms. A Ukrainian website on Thursday named the real estate mogul on a comprehensive list of the country’s alleged enemies. …read more Source: International Business...
Russian European Food Sanctions 2015: Give Banned Cheese, Meat To The Poor, Communist Lawmakers Say
Russian lawmakers from the country’s Communist faction introduced a bill Thursday to redistribute food confiscated under Russia’s embargo of Western food to the needy and to conflict zones. The embargo, in retaliation for Western sanctions over the country’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, has led to hundreds of tons of...
No ‘Causal Connection’ Between Russia And MH17 Fragments In Eastern Ukraine: Investigator
The team investigating the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 said that fragments found in the eastern Ukraine, where the aircraft went down, might include parts from a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) looking into the MH17 crash released a statement Tuesday that “several parts, possibly...