Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia Irate At Ukraine’s Steps Towards NATO, Calls Vote ‘Counterproductive’
Russia will cut off cooperation with NATO if Ukraine joins the Western military alliance – a move that “will be practically impossible to repair,” the deputy defense minister warned Wednesday. Moscow has been outraged since Kiev announced its renunciation of neutral status Tuesday – a possible step toward joining NATO. …read more...
Ukraine Inches Toward NATO, But Membership Not Likely Anytime Soon, Analysts Say
Ukraine’s Tuesday vote to drop its “nonaligned” status — a prerequisite for joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — is threatening to further aggravate tensions with Russia. But it’s not likely we’ll see Ukraine join NATO anytime soon, analysts say. …read more Source: International Business...
Is Ukraine Joining NATO? Kiev Closer To Military Alliance After Abandoning ‘Non-Aligned’ Status
Ukraine is closer to joining NATO after the Eastern European nation’s parliament voted Tuesday to end the country’s neutral status toward military alliances. Russia called the move “an unfriendly step toward us.” …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainian Parliament Votes To Renounce ‘Non-Aligned’ Status
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine’s “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO, angering Moscow, which views NATO’s eastward expansion as a threat to its own security. Any accession to the Western military alliance is likely to take years, but a NATO spokesman in...
Ukraine Peace Talks May Be Held In Minsk On Dec. 24 And 26: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – A fresh round of peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will be held in the Belarussian capital on Dec. 24 and 26, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a statement on Monday. The dates were discussed in a phone conversation among French President Francois...
Russia Pledges To Remain In Crimea Despite New US Sanctions
Russia indicated it is prepared to wait “half a century” or longer for the U.S. to reverse course on sanctions, the Associated Press reported. The country’s latest defiant statement came as the U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions over the Russian annexation of Crimea in March. …read more Source: International Business...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Urges Country’s Secret Services To Tackle ‘Modern Challenges’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Saturday for improvement of Moscow’s secret services to tackle “modern challenges and threats” amid his country’s standoff with the West over the Ukrainian crisis. The call came in a letter by Putin, himself a former KGB agent, to veterans and current...
EU Leaders Warn Of Long-Term Confrontation If Russia Doesn’t Retreat From Ukraine
European Union leaders said Thursday that they are ready to use their combined power over a long confrontation with economically struggling Russia, if the country’s President Vladimir Putin refuses to back off from Ukraine. The warning from EU leaders comes after Putin criticized the Western sanctions on Russia, and accused the U.S. and EU...
US-Russia Relations: Obama Signs Bill Giving Weapons To Ukraine, Allowing Economic Sanctions Against Russia
President Barack Obama signed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act on Thursday, but does not have immediate plans to enact the restrictions it authorizes. The law allows the U.S. to impose economic sanctions on Russia and give Ukraine up to $350 million in military aid as it resists pro-Russia rebels. The House of Representatives and Senate passed the...
US Congress Wants To Give Weapons To Ukraine To Fight Russia; Obama Hesitant To Pass Bill
President Barack Obama is expected to sign a bill this week which would provide up to $350 million worth of military aid to support the Ukrainian armed forces in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: International Business...
