Section: International Business Times (USA)
Russian Aggression In Ukraine A ‘Grave Danger’ But A New ‘Cold War’ Is Not Inevitable: David Cameron
Ahead of his planned meeting this weekend with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Australia, British Prime Minister David Cameron accused the Russian government of posing “great danger” to peace and stability in Europe, according to media reports. In a speech on Monday, Cameron reportedly said that Russia’s “illegal...
Ukraine News: Japan Urges Putin To Respect Ceasefire As Shelling, Unidentified Convoy Hit Rebel-Held Donetsk
Violence ramped in Eastern Ukraine Sunday as the rebel-stronghold of Donetsk got hit by some of the heaviest shelling and fighting it has seen in more than a month. It is still unclear who carried out the attack but the presence of an unidentified knot of troops and artillery prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to urge Russian leader...
Ukraine Fighting: Ceasefire In Doubt As Heavy Shelling Hits East Of Country
(Reuters) – Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. Reuters reporters in rebel-held Donetsk said shelling by heavy artillery continued throughout the night and into the early hours, and then picked up...
Ukraine Crisis Could Present A New Cold War: Gorbachev
The world is “on the brink of a new Cold War” because of the crisis in Ukraine, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Saturday during a speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. He said Western countries “succumbed to triumphalism” after the Soviet Union’s collapse, contributing to the global...
Flight MH17: More Human Remains Recovered
More remains of victims were recovered at the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Fighting has kept investigators from conducting a thorough probe of the crash site — where MH17 landed in pieces after being shot down July 17 as it traveled from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur,...
Pentagon Says No Evidence Of Alleged Russian Military Incursion Into Ukraine
The Pentagon said that there is no evidence to confirm an alleged Russian military incursion into Ukraine, as claimed by Kiev’s military Friday, when Russia was accused by Ukraine of sending dozens of tanks and artillery into the eastern regions of the country. …read more Source: International Business...
US Lawmakers Urge NATO To Buy French Mistral Ships Bound For Russia
U.S. lawmakers have urged NATO to acquire French-built warships after France indicated that it may not hand over the controversial Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia. The U.S. and Western powers have hit Russia with several sanctions since the latter annexed the Crimean peninsula, and have criticized President Vladimir Putin’s policies...
Tank Column Crosses From Russia Into Ukraine: Kiev Military
(Reuters) – A column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems and trucks carrying ammunition and fighters has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, the Kiev military said on Friday. “The deployment continues of military equipment and Russian mercenaries to the front lines,” spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised...
Vladimir Putin Is The World’s Most Powerful Person, According To Forbes
Russian President Vladimir Putin was once again chosen by Forbes as the world’s most powerful person, successfully defending his title from last year. Putin shot Russia to the front of the world stage in early 2014 when he led Russia’s occupation and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and clashed with Western leaders over...
Russian Influence In Donetsk And Luhansk Goes Far Beyond Ukraine’s Borders
The separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine held elections Sunday that saw the victory of pro-Russian candidates, and that no country except Russia recognized as legitimate, leaving the future of east Ukraine unknown. …read more Source: International Business...
