Section: International Business Times (USA)
No Sign Of Breakthrough As Russia, Ukraine Meet In Milan
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko met an array of EU leaders on Friday, but there was little sign of progress in patching up a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and resolving a dispute over gas supplies. Putin held more than 2-1/2 hours of talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel overnight. The...
Nationalist Svoboda Party Supporters Clash With Police In Ukrainian Capital Of Kiev
Supporters of Ukraine’s nationalist Svoboda party and security forces clashed near the country’s parliament in Kiev on Tuesday, Associated Press, or AP, reported. The protesters reportedly demanded that the government honor the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which fought for Ukraine during the World War II, as national heroes. …read...
Flight MH17: Australia’s Tony Abbott To ‘Shirtfront’ Putin At G20 Summit Over Downed Jetliner
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that he will “shirtfront” Russian President Vladimir Putin over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the G20 summit in Brisbane in November. The Boeing 777-200 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 people on board, in an area controlled by pro-Russian...
Putin Orders Russian Troops To Withdraw From Ukraine Border Area: Reports
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported late on Saturday, citing Kremlin spokesman. The troops pullout came before an expected meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian...
Ukraine Crisis Could Force France To Cancel Multibillion Dollar Ship Contract; Russia Prepares For Court Action
The French government’s threat to halt the sale of two military warships to Russia because of the conflict in Ukraine may cost the French contractor DCNS billions of dollars for breach of contract, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Flight MH17: Dutch Official Who Talked About Ill-Fated Plane’s Passenger Having Oxygen Mask Criticized
The announcement by a senior Dutch official on Wednesday that a passenger on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask has attracted criticism from dead passengers’ relatives. The plane is believed to have been brought down by a surface-to-air missile while flying over a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine....
Flight MH17: Dutch Foreign Minister Says Downed Malaysia Airlines Plane Victim Had Oxygen Mask On
A passenger of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was found with an oxygen mask over the mouth when the body was recovered from the crash site, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said Wednesday, according to media reports. The Boeing 777-200 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17 in an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists,...
Russian Law Proposes Foreign Asset Seizures To Compensate Those Affected By Ukraine Sanctions
Russia took the first step Wednesday towards enacting a law that would allow foreign-owned assets to be seized and used to compensate citizens and companies that have been targeted by Western Sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The legislation is known unofficially as the “Rotenberg Law” in Russia, named after Arkady Rotenberg, a wealthy...
Ukraine Crisis Death Toll Nears 4K: United Nations
More than 3,600 people have been killed in the Ukraine conflict between government forces and pro-Russia separatists, the U.N.’s Office of Human Rights reported Thursday. The death toll includes 331 fatalities that were recorded during the so-called “cease-fire” agreed to on Sept. 5 between the factions that has been constantly violated....
Ukraine Crisis: 12 Pro-Russian Separatists Killed At Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian forces killed 12 pro-Russian separatists in clashes around the government-controlled airport in Donetsk Friday, as the cease-fire agreement signed by the two sides Sept. 5 continues to falter, Reuters reported. …read more Source: International Business...
