Section: International Business Times (USA)
Moldova Elections: Partial Results Show Pro-Europe Parties Leading Pro-Russian Rivals
Partial results from Moldova’s parliamentary election show that the parties that want to move closer to Europe have a narrow lead over those that want stronger ties with Russia. The ongoing election has taken on greater significance in Moldova as the landlocked Eastern European country, like neighboring Ukraine, has an active pro-Russia...
Mother Of MH17 Plane Crash Victim Sues Ukraine In European Court: Paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The mother of a German woman killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in July is suing the Ukrainian authorities at the European Court of Human Rights for failing to close their airspace, a German paper reported. The mother of the victim named as “Olga L.” was seeking $1...
Ukraine: EU Imposes Sanctions On Rebel Election Organizers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on the organizers of rebel elections in eastern Ukraine this month, the bloc said on Saturday, hitting the separatists and their organizations with asset freezes and travel bans. As reported by Reuters on Thursday, EU governments decided to add 13 Ukrainian separatists and five...
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Test Missile From The Barents Sea
A Russian nuclear submarine test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea in the Arctic Friday, the Defense Ministry said. The launch from the Alexander Nevsky submarine comes after months of increasing military maneuvers from Russia, including dozens of flights across Europe’s international airspace, and the...
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Test Missile From The Barents Sea
A Russian nuclear submarine test-fired an inter-continental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea in the Arctic Friday, the Defense Ministry said. The launch from the Alexander Nevsky submarine comes after months of increasing military maneuvers from Russia, including dozens of flights across Europe’s international airspace, and the...
Russia Holds Drills Involving Ships And Support Vessels In English Channel: Report
The Russian navy is conducting drills in the English Channel, the country’s military press service announced Friday. The latest move by the Russian navy is considered to be a demonstration of military power since the country’s ties with the West deteriorated over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: International Business...
Pro-Russian Separatist Moving Into Central And West Ukraine After Bomb Blast In Kharkiv
Russian-backed rebels are venturing into western and central areas of Ukraine, while Russian troops are consolidating the separatist-held regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, according to a Kyiv Post account of a briefing by the Ukraine security service SBU Wednesday. The rebels reportedly have acted in a number of cities all around Ukraine, including...
EU Widens Sanctions To Pro-Russian Separatists In Ukraine
Sanctions related to the Russian role in Ukraine were widened to encompass another 13 individuals and five organizations at a meeting of European Union ambassadors Thursday. The 28-member EU issued travel bans on Ukrainian pro-Russian separatists and will freeze assets of the organizations because to their “involvement in action undermining...
NATO Wrestles With New Fast-Reaction Force Prompted By Ukraine Crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s planned new fast-reaction force, centerpiece of its response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, is proving harder to set up than expected because of shortages of vital equipment and arguments over funding, diplomats say. NATO leaders meeting in Wales in September agreed on a new “spearhead”...
Ukraine Conflict Update: Ukrainians Oppose Federalization While Russians Support Kremlin
Authorities in Kiev said Thursday a federal state is not an option, just as opinion polls in Russia indicated most citizens believe Kremlin statements Russia is not involved in the Ukraine conflict — but would support the decision if it did happen. The news comes on the same day Ukraine’s lawmakers voted to keep pro-Western Prime...
