Section: International Business Times (USA)
Pro-Russian Rebels Attack Ukrainian Forces Over 100 Times In 24 Hours As East Ukraine War Threatens To Ignite
Pro-Russian rebels have attacked Ukrainian forces more than 100 times over the last 24 hours, according to Kiev’s anti-terrorist group. The attacks, most of which took place over a 6-hour period leading up to midnight on Sunday, have dramatically increased over the last month and are now reaching levels not seen since the Minsk II agreement...
Russian Military Buildup Is Evidence Putin Plans To Seize Ukraine, Kiev Official Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin still intends to seize Ukraine despite his apparent support of last February’s Minsk ceasefire agreement between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists, Ukraine Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said Friday. Poltorak’s comments came as NATO built up its military presence in Eastern Europe as a check against...
Amid Threats, Latvia, Russia Should Develop ‘Good Neighborly Relations,’ Latvian President Says
Latvia and Russia should maintain a strong diplomatic relationship despite tensions over the Ukraine conflict and Latvia’s association with the NATO alliance, Latvian President Andris Berzins said Thursday. Berzins reiterated that Latvia and Russia “remain good neighbors” just days after a Russian military official said Latvia could one day...
Fighting Near Strategic Port City Of Mariupol Increasing Despite Hopes For Peace In East Ukraine
Just two days after a meeting of foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia in Paris, where the parties said they made some advance towards discussion of a peace deal that could help end the east Ukraine conflict, the situation on the ground tells a very different story. On Wednesday evening, pro-Russian rebels attacked towns and...
Russia To Print 20 Million Copies Of New Banknote Commemorating Crimean Annexation
Russia will print millions of new banknotes commemorating its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March 2014. While Moscow claimed that the annexation helped President Vladimir Putin’s popularity to soar, the event was condemned by many world leaders, as well as NATO, as an illegal seizure of Ukrainian territory. …read...
Russia Courts European Union’s Southern Flank To Bypass Ukraine With Gas Pipelines
BRUSSELS — The Ukrainian war and a push by Russia to find an alternate path to get its natural gas to Europe are redrawing the energy map of Europe, and may end up pulling the “powder keg of Europe,” the Balkans, into a vast confrontation for access to energy. Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate, has been working...
East Ukraine Peace Possible, Say German and French Ministers Following Paris Talks, But Ceasefire Still Breached Daily
The foreign ministers of Germany and France have expressed hope that an East Ukraine peace deal might be within reach after talks with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Paris on Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Violation of Ceasefire Between Russian-Backed Rebels and Ukrainian Government Continues, Kindergarten Targeted
The Ukrainian government in Kiev fired 54 shells of 82 mm and 120 mm caliber at the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, the pro-Russian rebels’ defence ministry said Wednesday. According to Tass, a Russian news agency, other Russian villages affected include Logvinovo, Spartak and Naberezhnoye. …read more Source:...
Russia May Ban Chocolates From Belgium And France, Produce Their Own As Part Of Countersanctions Effort
Russia reacted to the extension of sanctions by the European Union with a series of countersanctions. Part of that response involves the Russian government banning products from a number of European countries. The EU sanctions against Russia were extended Tuesday. The sanctions will be in effect until January 31, 2016. Russia may stop importing...
International Tribunal Looks Like Best Chance For MH17 Justice – Dutch Sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, sources familiar with the discussions have told Reuters. The chance of a successful prosecution is considered slim at best but the Dutch still...
