Section: International Business Times (USA)
Boris Nemtsov’s Final Report Unveils Russia’s Involvement In East Ukraine War And Pain Back Home
At least 220 Russian soldiers were killed while fighting beside pro-Russian rebels in the East Ukraine war, according to the final report of slain politician Boris Nemtsov that was released on Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Could Join European Union Within 20 Years Despite Current Tension, Czech President Says
Russia could join the European Union within two decades despite the current worsening relations between Moscow and Europe, Czech President Milos Zeman said Tuesday. The European Union has been at odds with Russia for its March 2014 annexation of Crimea and its purported involvement in the conflict between Ukraine’s pro-West government and...
To Defeat Rebels, Ukraine Military Might Allow Foreigners To Join Armed Forces
Ukraine’s parliament gave Tuesday its first approval to a bill that would let foreigners serve in the nation’s military. The Supreme Rada voted to pass the first reading of the bill, which would enable non-Ukrainians to serve as privates and junior officers in the armed forces, the Associated Press reported. It will now go to a second...
US Secretary Of State John Kerry Travels To Russia To Meet Counterpart Lavrov And President Vladimir Putin
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov in Sochi on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Syrian civil war and a nuclear deal with Iran, the State Department announced on Monday. …read more Source: International Business...
Russian Soldiers Quit Over Ukraine: Special Report
Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin’s continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside rebels there are volunteers....
American Aid Workers In Ukraine Released By Russian-Backed Rebels
Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have released two American aid workers they detained along with more than 30 others during an armed raid on the Donetsk offices of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), officials with the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said on Saturday. A rebel leader accused the two of spying for the...
East Ukraine War: Grad Rockets Used For First Time Since Ceasefire, Says OSCE Chief
Fighters in eastern Ukraine are resorting for the first time since a ceasefire was signed in February to using a powerful, indiscriminate weapon that can cause heavy damage at long distances, and inflict enormous collateral damage on civilians. …read more Source: International Business...
Pro-Russian Rebels Gearing For New Assault In East Ukraine, Says US Secretary Of Defense
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says that pro-Russian separatists are gearing up for a fresh offensive in East Ukraine, echoing remarks by NATO allied commander Gen. Philip Breedlove last week. Carter, who made the comments to lawmakers on Wednesday, didn’t indicate when or where the new offensive may take place. …read more...
Ukraine Ceasefire May Be About To Die Officially As Violations Reach Peak — Or Moscow May Cool Off Conflict
Eastern Ukraine is still formally under a ceasefire, as it has been for the three months following the signing of the Minsk agreements in February. But almost every day since then, the Ukrainian army and the pro-Russian rebels have continued to fight, shelling and shooting at each other. …read more Source: International Business...
NATO Not Responsible For Ukraine’s Security From Russia, Should Focus On Member Nations, Latvian Envoy Says
Maris Riekstins, Latvia’s top envoy to NATO, said Wednesday the military alliance is not responsible for Ukraine’s security and should focus on protecting its member nations. NATO has taken steps in recent months to bolster its presence in Eastern Europe amid a marked increase in Russia’s military activity in the region....
