Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine Expels Top Russian Diplomat From Odessa For ‘Incompatible’ Actions Amid Ongoing Tension
Russia’s Foreign Ministry criticized Ukraine Friday after officials in Kiev opted to deport the Kremlin’s top representative in Odessa, the seat of a volatile region in southern Ukraine. The political dispute unfolded amid tense relations between the Eastern European nations over Russia’s purported support of separatists active...
Flight MH17 One-Year Anniversary: Ukraine, Australia Hold Memorial Services For Crash Victims
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board. Countries around the world, from Netherlands to Australia, planned memorial services to honor the victims of the crash. …read more Source:...
MH17 Anniversary: ‘Sickening’ Video Allegedly Shows Pro-Russian Rebels Ransacking Victims’ Luggage
On the anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, a previously unreleased video, purportedly taken at the crash site, shows pro-Russian rebels ransacking the luggage of dead passengers. Reacting to the video, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she was “sickened” at the footage. …read more...
MH17 Crash Victims Sue Ukraine’s Donetsk People’s Republic Leader Igor Girkin For $900M
A leader of Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, was formally accused Wednesday for plotting to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in July last year that killed all 298 people on board. A writ filed against him in Chicago claimed that Girkin was being supported by the Russian government when he shot down the plane....
Putin Eliminates Ministry of Crimea, Region Fully Integrated Into Russia, Russian Leaders Say
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a proposal Wednesday that would get rid of Russia’s ministry in war-torn Crimea, the Russian News service Life News reported. The Ministry for Crimean Affairs will be replaced with a special commission. The dissolution shows that Crimea has been fully integrated into Russia, said Prime Minister...
Ukrainian Soldiers Refuse To Take Orders From Kiev; Desertion And Lawlessness Take Hold
An entire battalion of Ukrainian soldiers has released a video saying that it will no longer take orders from leaders in Kiev, reported Sputnik news, a pro-Russian news site, on Monday. The soldiers’ refusal comes as a further blow to morale for an army that has lost many of the major battles since the war began in April 2014 and has seen...
Russian Black Sea Submarine Presence Revived As It Looks To Strengthen Military Position Near Crimea
Russian will send new diesel-electric submarines to its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in 2016 as it looks to reinforce its naval presence in the region, reported the Russian news agency Tass. The naval base, which lies about 60 miles from the annexed Crimean peninsula, will alarm NATO and European Union (EU) leaders, who will see the move as an...
Russia Black Sea Submarine Presence Revived As It Looks To Strengthen Military Position Near Crimea
Russian will send new diesel-electric submarines to its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk next year as it looks to reinforce its naval presence in the region, reported Tass, a Russian government news agency. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia To Continue Tests On Nuclear-Capable Iskander Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Near Ukraine
A Russian military unit will be testing the Iskander ballistic missile near the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea this month, the press service of the southern region of Krasnodar said Monday. The tests, which are in range of many Eastern European countries — not to mention Ukraine — further ratchet up the tension that has been escalating...
Ukraine Authorities In Tense Standoff With Right Sector Group After Shootout
The ultranationalist Right Sector group was in a tense standoff with Ukrainian authorities after a deadly shooting in the western city of Mukacheve that killed at least two people, according to reports Sunday. Security forces called for the group’s surrender in order to avoid a”bloodbath,” Radio Liberty reported....
