Section: International Business Times (USA)
Chicago-Based Group Sends Drones To Ukrainian Military
A Chicago-based group has begun supplying the Ukrainian military with drones, supplementing the non-lethal aid that troops fighting in the East Ukraine war have already received from the United States government. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Crisis: Russia Says Calls For UN Peacekeepers Will ‘Destroy’ Minsk Accords
The Ukrainian government’s call on Thursday for United Nations peacekeepers to deploy in eastern Ukraine is a move to “destroy the Minsk accords,” said Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, according to BBC. Eastern separatists, allegedly backed by the Russian military, ignored a ceasefire agreed upon in Minsk last week in...
Ukraine Ceasefire: Poroshenko Urges UN To Monitor Truce, Rebels Back Initiative
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged the U.N. on Wednesday to deploy its peacekeepers to monitor a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. The latest move came hours after Ukraine pulled thousands of troops out of the town of Debaltseve, a major transport hub only 45 miles from Donetsk. …read more...
Ukraine Crisis: EU Hints At New Sanctions On Russia, But Effectiveness Questioned
Ukrainian troops pulled out of Debaltseve, a strategic town in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday after weeks of brutal fighting by pro-Russian separatist forces. The move raised questions about the effectiveness of a ceasefire agreement signed last week and blessed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now, European governments must weigh how to...
NATO Accuses Russia Of Continuing To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Debaltseve Falls
The Ukrainian military has withdrawn from Debaltseve early Wednesday morning, leaving the strategically important railway junction to the pro-Russian separatists encircling it, and ending the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance between the self-proclaimed rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Yet, NATO says that despite the ceasefire and the...
Ukraine Crisis: Government Forces Withdraw From Debaltseve
Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the town of Debaltseve early on Wednesday, according to media reports. The announcement was reportedly made by Semen Semenchenko, a Ukrainian parliamentary deputy who heads the Donbass paramilitary unit, on his Facebook page. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Military In Dire Situation As Rebels Close In On Debaltseve
Ukrainian government troops trapped in the strategic city of Debaltseve are facing an increasingly dire situation as pro-Russian rebels advance on the city, despite a ceasefire n effect since the weekend. Yuriy Sinkovsky, the deputy commander of Ukraine’s 40th Battalion, told an Ukrainian news source that the situation is “critical...
Ukrainian Military, Rebels Miss Deadline To Withdraw Heavy Artillery From Frontline
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have missed the deadline to begin withdrawing heavy weaponry from the frontline, according to media reports. Under a ceasefire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France last week, the two warring sides had agreed to start pulling back heavy weapons...
Putin In Hungary: 2,000 People Protest In Budapest Ahead Of Russian Leader’s Visit
Thousands of Hungarian demonstrators protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest on Monday, a day ahead of his visit to the capital city of Hungary. This is the first time that the Russian leader is visiting a European Union member state since the conflict between Kiev forces and pro-Russian rebels escalated in eastern Ukraine...
Next Door to Russia, Poland Boosts Defense Spending By $42 Billion Over Ten Years
With an eye on the evolving conflict in Ukraine, Poland has begun an ambitious 10-year, $42 billion overhaul of its military, as it grows increasingly wary of Russia next door. …read more Source: International Business...
