Section: International Business Times (USA)
US And European Leaders Clash Over Confronting Putin On Ukraine
(Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading U.S. senator who accused Berlin of turning its back on an ally in distress. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Crisis: Vladimir Putin, Petro Poroshenko To Hold 4-Way Phone Call With France, Germany
Following hours-long discussions on a peace initiative for Ukraine, the leaders of Russia, France and Germany announced Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko would discuss a peace plan in a four-way telephone call on Sunday. …read more Source: International Business...
German Defense Minister Says Giving Arms To Ukraine Would Be ‘Catalyst’ For War
Germany’s defense minister has warned against supplying weapons to Ukraine for fears it could derail the already delicate negotiations for a peaceful solution to the conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels — a position that may put Germany, a leading member of NATO and U.S. ally, at odds with Washington....
Ukraine Is Fighting A 21st Century War With Cold War Arms
Ukrainians’ persistent pleas to Western nations and NATO to supply them with weapons and funding to upgrade their arsenal underscores the nation’s struggles to maintain its large post-Soviet military despite its limited economic means and widespread corruption. With its sizable share of Soviet assets, Ukraine had the second-largest...
Ukraine’s Military Fighting A 21st-Century War With Cold-War Arms
Ukrainians’ persistent pleas to Western nations and NATO to supply them with weapons and funding to upgrade their arsenal underscores the nation’s struggles to maintain its large post-Soviet military despite its limited economic means and widespread corruption. With its sizable share of Soviet assets, Ukraine had the second-largest...
Munich Security Conference: Kerry and Lavrov To Discuss Ukraine Saturday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to meet Saturday to discuss the escalating Ukraine conflict at this year’s Munich Security Conference in Germany. The U.S. has accused Russia of directly intervening on behalf of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, while Russia has criticized the U.S. for its...
Ukraine Crisis: EU Leaders Head To Moscow For Talks With Russian President Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday, are scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in an attempt to prevent further escalation of a conflict that has already killed over 5,000 people in the region, according to media reports....
Ukraine Ceasefire Update: Short Humanitarian Truce Declared In Debaltseve
Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels agreed Thursday night to a brief ceasefire in Debaltseve, a hotly contested, strategic city that separatists have nearly surrounded this week, the Russian news service Itar-Tass reports. The truce is to last until 8 a.m. local time on Friday and is intended to allow for a humanitarian corridor to extricate...
Ukraine’s Women Should Be Active In Peace Process, OSCE Says
Women should play a larger role in the peace process in Ukraine, according to Ambassador Miroslava Beham, the Senior Advisor on Gender Issues at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Beham made her comments Thursday after concluding a four-day visit to the war-torn country, saying that support is needed for internally...
Ukraine Crisis: U.S., European Officials Split Over Sending Arms To Ukraine
Escalated fighting in eastern Ukraine has U.S. and European leaders scrambling for an action plan to deal with the festering crisis. But as American officials face increasing pressure to begin sending arms to Ukrainian fighters, Europeans are balking on the issue, showing signs of a potential division among Western allies if Washington decides to...
