Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Fighting Spikes As Unity Over European Economic Sanctions Begins To Fray
Fighting in Eastern Ukraine has spiked as ceasefire violations increase, international monitors said Thursday. The increase comes as European nations debate whether to continue their economic sanctions against Russia over the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Wary Of Russia, Military Buildups Increase In Poland, Ukraine As Central, Eastern European States Beef Up Security
After the first NATO-Russia Council meeting since the height of fighting in Ukraine failed to create any breakthroughs last week, Central and Eastern European states are beefing up regional security despite comments from the Kremlin Tuesday that Russia still wants to develop good relations, Tass reported. …read more Source: International...
Chernobyl 30th Anniversary: Photos And Facts 30 Years After Worst Nuclear Disaster
Thirty years ago Tuesday a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, releasing radioactive chemicals into the air over Ukraine and Belarus and cementing the town of Chernobyl’s dark place in history. The meltdown killed about 30 people immediately and lead to the evacuations of thousands from the nearby town of Pripyat....
Flight MH17 Update: Ukrainian Fighter Jet Downed Malaysia Airlines Plane, BBC Documentary Suggests
A new BBC documentary on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July 2014 sheds light on new evidence that suggests the Boeing plane was downed by a Ukrainian fighter jet. A senior Russian lawmaker praised the documentary, which will be broadcast on BBC Two on May 3. …read more Source: International Business...
Chernobyl 30 Years On: Work On Giant Confinement Structure Set To Replace Ageing Sarcophagus Nears End
In the months immediately after a flawed reactor design triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl, engineers and construction workers hurriedly built a steel and concrete “sarcophagus” to enclose the doomed site and prevent radiation leak. Now, as the 30th anniversary of the incident approaches, on...
Russia-NATO Relations 2016 Update: Meeting Fails To Mend Relationship Amid Aggressive Military Maneuvers, Ukraine Crisis
The first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014 did not lead to any major breakthroughs in relations Wednesday, the head of the military and political alliance said. “NATO and Russia have profound and persistent disagreements. Today’s meeting did not change that,” said NATO Secretary-General...
Amid Russia-US Military Maneuvers, NATO Talks Move Forward With Atmosphere Of ‘Mistrust’
Ahead of the first talks between NATO and the Russia Council since the Ukraine crisis began over two years ago, the Kremlin described relations with the military and political alliance Tuesday as full of mistrust indicating a breakthrough was not likely in the discussions. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia Calls NATO’s Europe Military Buildup ‘Absolutely Unjustified’ Ahead Of First Meeting Since Ukraine Conflict
The first meeting between NATO and the Russia Council since the start of the conflict in Ukraine is already off to a rough start. The Kremlin said Friday it would use the meeting scheduled for Wednesday as an opportunity to protest the military and political alliance’s buildup in the Baltic region. …read more Source: International...
From Panama Papers To Porridge: 7 Things We Learned From Putin’s Marathon Phone-In
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir appeared more subdued than usual during his annual televised phone-in Thursday but the leader still managed to cover a diverse array of topics. As well as the situation in Syria and Ukraine, Putin described his porridge habits, whether he’d rush to save a drowning man if that man was the Turkish president...
From Panama Papers To Porridge: 7 Things We Learnt From Putin’s Marathon Phone-In
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir appeared more subdued than usual during his annual televised phone-in Thursday but the leader still managed to cover a diverse array of topics. As well as the situation in Syria and Ukraine, Putin described his porridge habits, whether he’d rush to save a drowning man if that man was the Turkish president...
