Section: International Business Times (USA)
Vladimir Putin’s Seven-Point Plan For Peace In Ukraine: What Does The Document Say Exactly?
Russian President Vladimir Putin made public on Wednesday a seven-point plan for peace in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels in the country’s east. Speaking to reporters in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, where he had just arrived on a state visit, Putin said he had “sketched out” a plan during his...
Obama: Russia Committing ‘A Brazen Assault’ On Ukraine
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Europe’s Energy Chief Not Ruling Out ‘Worst Case Scenarios’ For EU Energy Security As Tensions With Moscow Escalate
Europe’s energy chief says he is not ruling out Russia’s blocking natural gas flows to Europe in retaliation for Western sanctions related to fighting in Ukraine. European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger was addressing what he called the “worst case scenarios” for the region’s energy security this winter as tensions with...
WWII Anniversary: David Cameron Warns ‘Don’t Make Same Mistake With Putin As We Made with Hitler’
David Cameron has warned that the mistakes made in appeasing Adolf Hitler during the 1930s must not be repeated in the treatment of Vladimir Putin. Speaking behind closed doors at an EU summit in Brussels, the prime minster warned European leaders that Putin must be prevented from seizing all of the Ukraine to avoid the situation that led to the...
Ukraine Modifies ‘Permanent Ceasefire’ Claim To ‘Cease-Fire Process’ After Kremlin Refutes Original Report
Update as of 7:15 a.m. EDT: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office reportedly corrected its earlier statement regarding a cease-fire and changed it to saying that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a “cease-fire process,” BBC reported. A New York Times report cited the correction to a spokesperson, and added that a new statement will...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Claims ‘Permanent Ceasefire’ Reached With Russia; Kremlin Refutes Reports
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to each other over a telephone conversation on Wednesday, and reportedly agreed on a permanent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region. However, the Kremlin has denied the Ukrainian leader’s claims. …read more Source: International Business...
Australia To Open Embassy In Kiev As Its Ministers Discuss Blocking Putin From G20 Summit
Australia is set to open an embassy in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev, according to reports Wednesday. Meanwhile, its ministers are considering barring Russian President Vladimir Putin from attending November’s G20 summit in Brisbane and are expected to discuss the issue with NATO leaders this week. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Rebels Say They Are Poised To Recapture Donetsk Airport
(Reuters) – EU officials proposed sanctions on Tuesday to starve Russian firms of cash as punishment for Moscow’s role in Ukraine, where rebels said they were storming Donetsk airport, potentially their biggest prize since turning the war’s tide last week. Western countries accuse Moscow of sending armored columns of troops into...
Vladimir Putin’s ‘I’ll Take Kiev in Two Weeks’ Comment ‘Taken Out Of Context’
Vladimir Putin’s claims that he could take Kiev in two weeks have been taken out of context, according to the Russian president’s senior foreign policy adviser. Yuri Ushakov also castigated EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso for violating confidentiality by revealing Putin’s comments. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Crisis: Putin Says He Could Capture Kiev In 2 Weeks If He Wanted To
Russian President Vladimir Putin increased the rhetoric over Ukraine, saying he could capture Kiev within two weeks if he wanted to do so, the Italian newspaper Le Repubblica reported. The remarks came after Putin proposed statehood for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
