Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine War On The Brink? Faltering Ceasefire And Increased Death Toll May See Return Of Banned Heavy Weapons
On a quiet 15 km stretch of road that meanders through some of Ukraine’s rural farming communities, soldiers assessed Tuesday the damage sustained just a day after one of the biggest attacks on Ukrainian forces since a peace deal was finalized in February. The dead had been removed hours earlier, but the fields beside the road remained...
MH17 Crash: Suspected Russian ‘Missile Parts’ Found At Ukraine Site Of Downed Malaysian Airlines Plane
Possible parts of a Russian missile system have been found in eastern Ukraine at the site where flight MH17 crashed in July 2014. It was the first physical evidence that a missile strike could have downed the Malaysia Airlines flight, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. …read more Source: International Business...
MH 17 Crash: Suspected Russian ‘Missile Parts’ Found At Ukraine Site Of Downed Malaysian Airlines Plane
Possible parts of a Russian missile system have been found in eastern Ukraine at the site where flight MH17 crashed in July 2014. It was the first physical evidence that a missile strike could have downed the Malaysia Airlines flight, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: 7 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 11 Wounded In Fierce Fighting With Pro-Russian Rebel Fighters
As many as seven Ukrainian troops were killed Monday in one of the deadliest clashes since hundreds lost their lives in February during the battle of Debaltseve. Russian-backed rebel officials were quoted by the pro-Moscow Tass news agency, claiming casualties were sustained when soldiers loyal to Kiev attempted to break through the line of...
Ukrainian Troops Quell Large Tank Offensive By Pro-Russian Forces As Donbas Conflict Worsens
Ukrainian forces thwarted a surprise pro-Russian rebel tank attack Monday that once again showed the fragility of the 16-month war in East Ukraine, according to an AFP report. “200 insurgents used tanks to storm” the village of Novolaspa, which lies between the de facto rebel capital of Donetsk and the strategic port of town of Mariupol on...
Nigeria Corruption Caused By Christian Churches? Pastor Sunday Adelaja Blames Religious Leaders For Immoral Values
A Nigerian-born pastor in Ukraine has blamed Nigerian churches and religious leaders for the West African country’s widespread corruption, which has crippled the economy. Sunday Adelaja, founder and senior pastor of the Embassy of God in Kiev, one of the largest evangelical churches in Eastern Europe, said corrupt practices and immoral...
US Plotting Against Russia? Russian State Duma Speaker Says Obama Administration Turns People Into ‘Zombies’ With False Facts
Russian speaker of the State Duma, or lower house of representatives, accused the United States of plotting “provocations” against Russia in an article published Monday in the Russian government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta. The article by speaker Sergei Naryshkin was one of many instances of growing anti-U.S. rhetoric in Russia amid...
Four OSCE Cars Torched In Separatist East Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Four armored vehicles belonging to the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine’s eastern conflict zone were destroyed overnight, the security watchdog said Sunday, describing the apparent arson attack as an attempt to restrict its work. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors the implementation of...
France Russia Mistral Ships Update: NATO, Saudi Arabia or Egypt Could Solve Costly French Military Crisis
Inside the sprawling dockyard in the ancient town of St. Nazaire in southwestern France sits $1.2 billion worth of unsold naval hardware. Despite having never left the dock, the two Mistral helicopter landing ships, originally built by France for use in the Russian navy, inadvertently have become involved in the growing international dispute...
France Searching For Buyers After Terminating Mistral Carrier Deal With Russia
According to a source from the Russian navy, Russia may get its first Kamov Ka-52K (Katran) shipborne helicopters by 2018. France earlier refused to deliver two Mistral helicopter carriers that were to be bases for the helicopters. The reason behind France’s refusal is Russia’s alleged involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict....
