Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine Euromaidan Investigation ‘Lacked Independence’: Council Of Europe
An advisory panel of the Council of Europe has alleged that Ukrainian officials’ investigation into the deadly violence that took place during the Euromaidan protests in 2013 was flawed and lacked independence. A report by the panel, published Tuesday, found that the government’s probes into the violent suppression of protests that...
East Ukraine War Increasingly Focused On Mariupol As Pro-Russian Rebels, Ukraine Military Face Off In Key City
Just one mile from the Sea of Azov in southern Ukraine, a small village has become the most recent symbolic staging point where Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces are continuing to defy a delicate ceasefire. While the village of Shyrokyne has little strategic value, it has been described as a final buffer zone between separatist forces and the port...
US Paratroopers To Begin Ukraine Mission In Mid-April
As many as 900 Ukrainian troops will take part in training exercises with U.S. paratroopers in April, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, who spoke after talks with U.S. vicepresident Joe Biden on Monday. In the joint exercise, volunteer Ukrainian troops will receive basic battlefield training to better help them combat the...
Ukraine, European Commission Call To Extend Gas Supply Deal With Russia
Ukraine’s main state-run energy firm Naftogaz said on Monday that the European Commission (EC) had proposed extending the firm’s current gas supply deal with Russian producer Gazprom until April 2016. …read more Source: International Business...
US, Ukraine To Conduct Observation Flight Over Russia Under Open Skies Treaty
The inspectors of the United States and Ukraine will conduct observation flight over Russia and Belarus under the Treaty on Open Skies this week, Sergei Ryzhkov, head of Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, announced Sunday. …read more Source: International Business...
With Broken Economy And Scarce Jobs, Ukraine’s Displaced People Depend On Volunteers
KIEV, Ukraine — A year ago Larissa Bilotserkovets, 61, stood in Donetsk with a Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders. As people around her waved Russian flags and shouted “Russia!” she, standing alone, argued Ukraine should turn westward and enter the European Union. …read more Source: International Business...
‘Great Wall Of Ukraine’ Is ‘A Priority,’ Petro Poroshenko Says: Donbas Defense Construction Set For April
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirmed Thursday that the nation’s government still plans to build its so-called Great Wall of Ukraine across a 1,250-mile stretch of its border with Russia, according to a report. Ukraine will reportedly set aside 300 million hryvni (US$12.8 million) to begin engineering work on border defenses this...
Another Problem For The Ukraine Ceasefire: Prisoner Swap Between Government, Rebels Stalled
As the eastern Ukraine war creeps toward its one-year point, negotiations that have resulted in prisoner exchanges over the last month have broken down, further undermining the February ceasefire agreement. Last month Ukraine was able to secure the release of 42 prisoners in exchange for the same number of pro-Russian rebels, adding to the...
Russian Security Council Warns US Seeks ‘Color Revolution’ Against Kremlin
The Security Council of the Russian Federation warned on Wednesday that the United States is trying to create a new global order and could instigate a “color revolution” in Russia in an attempt to destabilize Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the second meeting with Putin this month. Part of that strategy, the SCRF said, is fueling...
Russia Military Update: Russian Armed Forces Will Draft Thousands Of Crimea Residents This Year
Russian armed forces will draft thousands of Crimea residents this year regardless of their ethnic origin, according to Tass, a state media outlet. Up to 5,000 people are expected to join Russia’s military under a law passed Wednesday that established special rules for exemptions and deferments from the draft for residents of Crimea and...
