Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia Updates National Security Strategy To Respond To ‘New Emerging Military Threats’
Russia’s Security Council announced it has updated its national security and information security doctrines through 2020, a move that brings the two into line with Russia’s recently updated military doctrine. The updates are partly in response to “the developments of the Arab Spring, in Syria and Iraq, [and] the situation in and...
Russia Responds To Germany’s ‘Night Wolves’ Ban, Defends Ultranationalist Biker Gang
Russia’s Foreign Ministry responded Friday to Germany’s decision to ban top members of the ultranationalist Russian motorcycle gang known as the “Night Wolves” from entering its territory. Members of the Night Wolves, who earned international scorn for their open support of Russia’s annexation of Crimea last March, planned to...
Russia Victory Day Parade: Who’s Attending And Who Isn’t
Russia’s 70th anniversary commemoration of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, known in the West as World War II, is set to be a massive spectacle, but the list of international guests is steadily shrinking. Russian President Vladimir Putin invited 70 world leaders to attend the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow, but a number...
Massive Fire Raging Near Chernobyl Reactor, Ukrainian Authorities Suspect Arson
A major forest fire broke out Tuesday close to the Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history, threatening to release alarming levels of radiation across the country. Up to 200 firefighters, supported by trucks and aircraft, have been dispatched to deal with the blaze. …read more Source:...
As Shelling Intensifies, EU Tells Ukraine To Clean Up If It Wants Aid In Conflict With Pro-Russians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with European Union leaders in Kiev on Monday at the first EU-Ukraine summit since the beginning of the war against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: International Business...
Eastern Ukraine Sees ‘Intense Shelling’, Putin Defends Annexation Of Crimea
European observers stationed in eastern Ukraine reported heavy and continuous shelling in the village of Shirokino, located in the strife-torn Donetsk region, on Sunday, according to media reports. The reports of fresh shelling came just hours after the Ukrainian military claimed that a serviceman had been killed and several others wounded during...
One More Ukrainian Serviceman Killed In Rebel Attacks: Ukraine Military
(Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. Spokeman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said the separatists had stepped up their attacks against government forces in violation of a February...
Chernobyl 29 Years Later: What’s Left And Who Comes Back
A comparatively unknown region of the Soviet Union encompassing parts of Ukraine and Belarus shot into the international spotlight April 26, 1986, when Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, sending massive amounts of nuclear radiation into the environment. It was the world’s worst civil nuclear power plant accident: While...
Russia Violating Ukraine Ceasefire, Training Rebels, Building Up Troops On Border: US State Department
Russia has violated the terms of the ceasefire in Ukraine by significantly increasing the number of its troops in the border region, and sending arms and drones to rebels, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. State department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, in a statement, that “combined Russian-separatist forces” were violating the...
Congress Prompts Obama Again For Lethal Aid For Ukraine
As increased fighting on the ground in East Ukraine threatens the already fragile ceasefire, members of U.S. Congress once again turn to President Barack Obama, to request lethal aid for Ukraine to combat Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: International Business...
