Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine Crisis: US Considers Supplying More Weapons To Kiev As Rebels Press Attacks: Report
The U.S. government is considering providing more weapons and military equipment to the Ukrainian forces in the wake of fresh attacks on Kiev troops by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, according to the New York Times. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Negotiations: European Leaders Demand ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ After Failed Talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko demanded Sunday “an immediate ceasefire” in war-torn eastern Ukraine, where truce talks have failed and deadly fighting has worsened by the day, Agence France-Presse reported. …read more Source: International Business...
East Ukraine Death Toll Mounts After Peace Talks Fail
(Reuters) – Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting in the past 24 hours, Kiev authorities said on Sunday, reporting widespread clashes with Russian-backed separatists a day after peace talks collapsed. “Fighting continues across all sections of the frontline,” Kiev military...
Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse, Kiev And Separatists Trade Blame
(Reuters) – Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed on Saturday after just over four hours with no tangible progress towards a new ceasefire but with Ukraine’s representative and separatist envoys angrily accusing each other of sabotaging the meeting. …read more Source: International Business...
Scared By Ukraine War, Belarus Strongman Lukashenko Mulls Ditching Russia
As the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government closes in on its first anniversary, fighting in the east of the country intensified this month as the rebels advanced in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine, Rebels Gather For Peace Talks As Fighting Rages In East
(Reuters) – A new round of peace talks were about to start on the Ukraine crisis on Saturday, even as fighting between Kiev government forces and pro-Russian separatists raged in the east, claiming civilian and military lives. A Reuters reporter in the Belarussian capital saw the main participants in the so-called ‘contact...
Donetsk Shelling Kills 14 Civilians Waiting In Line For Food Aid
As many as 14 people were killed in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk Friday after fresh shelling hit targets across the city center, including a line of people waiting for aid at a humanitarian collection point, according to Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda and CNN, which both cited sources with the pro-Russian rebels who control the...
Russia, United States Discuss John Kerry Trip To Moscow Amid Ukraine Conflict: Report
American and Russian leaders are amid discussions on a potential trip by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine, according to a report. A source did not provide an exact date for the proposed Kerry trip, though it could occur “in the coming days or weeks.” …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian Rebels Have An Air Force Made From Old Soviet Aircraft, Say Ukraine Officials
As pro-Russian rebels attack towns and cities across the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in an offensive this week, they may be counting on something the east Ukraine separatist forces never officially had in almost one year of conflict: an air force. The Ukrainian defense ministry reported earlier this week that it has shot down several aircraft...
US And Russia Going To War? Ukraine Crisis May Lead To Military Conflict, Mikhail Gorbachev Warns, Others Not So Sure
Tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine are tantamount to a “new Cold War” that has the possibility of escalating to a military conflict, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev told the Russian Interfax News Agency Thursday. Gorbachev’s comments were not in line with Russian scholars in the United States – a large majority of...
