Section: International Business Times (USA)
Cossacks In Bosnia-Herzegovina: Troupe Celebrating Russian Ties Led By Crimea Takeover Veteran
The appearance in Bosnia-Herzegovina of a Russian militia leader who helped Moscow annex Crimea has the tiny Balkan nation worried. Nikolai Djakonov, who earlier this year commanded an armed Cossack unit in Russia’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean territory, has arrived in the Serbian autonomous area of Bosnia known as Republika Srpska,...
At Least 10 People Killed In Shelling On And Near School In East Ukraine
(Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and Reuters witnesses said. There were no children among those killed in the shelling at School No. 57 on the first day of the new school year, though witnesses said...
Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel Attack Despite Cease-Fire
(Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when a separatist shell hit their armored personnel carrier near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting further strain on a fragile ceasefire in the region. It was the largest loss of life among Ukrainian soldiers in a single incident since the...
Russia Risks Recession After Economic Sanctions Over Ukraine Crisis
Russia could find itself in a recession if oil prices remain low and international sanctions continue to target its oil industry, according to economists and Russian ministers. Russia’s oil woes could cut 2-4 percent of its $2 trillion annual GDP, which would tip an already slow-growing Russian economy toward stagnation. …read more...
Obama At United Nations: Russia ‘Challenges The Post-War Order’ With Ukraine Conflict
President Barack Obama criticized Russia over its alleged incursions into Ukraine during a speech at the United Nations Wednesday, taking his hardest stance yet after months of conflict in Eastern Europe and sanctions against Russian business leaders. Obama said Russia has challenged the “post-war order” that the U.N. was founded on...
Ukraine Crisis: Donetsk Apartment Building Damaged, 8 Soldiers Killed As Cease-Fire Violated
Mortar rounds struck an apartment building overnight near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the latest violation of a cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists that went into effect earlier this month. Ukraine’s military said eight soldiers were also wounded in overnight fighting. …read more Source: International...
NATO Sees Significant Pullback Of Russian Troops From Ukraine
(Reuters) – NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday. “There has been a significant pullback of Russian conventional forces from inside Ukraine, but many thousands are still deployed in the...
Ukraine, Pro-Russia Rebels To Conduct Another Prisoner Exchange Amid Cease-Fire
The Ukrainian government and separatist rebels in the country’s east will conduct another prisoner swap Wednesday, Ria Novosti, a state-run Russian news agency reported Monday, citing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, or DPR. The decision follows last week’s exchange of dozens of prisoners. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Says Cease-Fire Violations Hold Up Creation Of Buffer Zone
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military accused separatists and Russian troops on Sunday of continuing to shoot at government forces despite a Sept. 5 cease-fire and said Kiev would not go ahead with setting up a proposed buffer zone until the truce violations stopped. Ukraine’s warring sides agreed on Friday to withdraw artillery and...
MH17: Proposed Lawsuit Claims Ukraine Was Negligent, Should Have Closed Airspace
Families of three victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash are planning to sue Ukraine over its alleged negligence. The MH17 disaster lawsuit will be filed by Elmar M. Giemulla, an aviation-law expert, the Associated Press reported. …read more Source: International Business...
