Section: International Business Times (USA)
Ukraine Clashes Kill 5 As World Leaders Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’
At least five people, including two children and three government soldiers, were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine near the rebel-held town of Donetsk late Friday, Agence France-Presse, or AFP, reported Saturday, citing Ukrainian government officials. …read more Source: International Business...
Russia, Ukraine Agree On Draft Schedule Of Disengagement Of Forces In Donbas
The Russian and Ukrainian heads of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination, or JCCC, have agreed on draft schedule for gradual disengagement of forces along the line of contact in Donbas, in the southeastern region of Ukraine, according to a Special Monitoring Mission report by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, or...
Ukraine Crisis: Russia’s Agression ‘Appalling’ Says Obama
By Ian Chua and Matt Siegel BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was “appalling” and a threat to the world, while European nations threatened further sanctions against Moscow if it did not end the flow of weapons and troops. Speaking on the...
Putin At G20: With The Russian President Shaking Up The Global Scene, The Summit Is More Relevant Than Ever
The G-20 meeting isn’t exactly the most exciting annual event on your calendar — if it’s on your calendar at all — but this year it’s worth watching. All eyes are on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who stepped off the plane in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday to a crowd of protesters and a group of world leaders...
France Says Mistral Ship Won’t Be Delivered To Russia; There Will Be No Handover
The French government has decided to put a hold on the delivery of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia. The decision comes after months of uncertainty about whether Russia would receive the ships, amid sanctions imposed by the West for Russian incursions into Ukraine, or whether French shipbuilder DCNS would instead find another buyer....
Infamous ‘White Widow’ Allegedly Killed In Ukraine By Russian Sniper: Report
The so-called “White Widow,” a British-born Muslim accused of terrorism, was reportedly killed by a Russian sniper in eastern Ukraine, a Russian news agency reported Wednesday. Samantha Lewthwaite is known as the “White Widow” because she is the widow of a suicide bomber who killed dozens in a terrorist attack on London’s transportation...
Vladimir Putin Gets Cool Reception At APEC By Western Leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a long week and it’s not over. He just finished the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) in Beijing and is heading to the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, amid fresh NATO allegations that Russia is again moving troops and equipment into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International...
Russian Troops, Tanks, Artillery And Air Defense Enter Ukraine, Says NATO Commander
A top NATO commander has said that columns of Russian tanks and other military equipment have been identified entering Ukraine. U.S. General Philip Breedlove, Commander, U.S. European Command, as well as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, referred to “Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defense systems and Russian combat...
MH17 Families Ask, Where Are The Bodies? Little To Show 4 Months Later
(Reuters) — Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali when “high-energy objects” — as officials later called them — struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. Their bodies were torn apart and scattered...
EU To Discuss Russia Sanctions, Ukraine Support Next Week: Mogherini
(Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss whether to increase sanctions on Russia and how to help Ukraine when they meet in Brussels next week, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...
