Section: International Business Times (USA)
NATO Calls For Response Force Along Eastern Borders Of Member States Ahead Of Summit
As the crisis in Ukraine escalates, NATO plans to build up forces along the eastern borders of its member states to guard against potential Russian aggression. NATO leaders will be asked this week to approve the formation of a high readiness force along with the stockpiling of military supplies and equipment to protect member states in response...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of ‘Open Aggression’ As Rebels Advance
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and open aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffer major reverses in the war with pro-Moscow separatists. Ukraine’s military said its forces had been ordered to pull back from a...
Australia To Ramp Up Sanctions Against Russia; Lavrov Says No Intention To Invade Ukraine
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that the country will increase sanctions against Russia amid escalating tension in eastern Ukraine. Australia’s decision comes despite Russia’s foreign minister asserting that his country will not conduct a military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: International...
Sen. John McCain Warns Doing Nothing Will Just Encourage Russia’s Putin
Sen. John McCain Sunday warned failure to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “invasion” of Ukraine now will just encourage him to be more aggressive in Eastern Europe. McCain (R-Ariz.) said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Crimea was just a first step and “Moldova and the Baltics” could be next....
Ukraine Swaps 9 Paratroopers To Russia For 63 Soldiers
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a troop exchange Sunday. Ukraine released nine Russian paratroopers in exchange for 63 Ukrainian soldiers, Reuters reported. The paratroopers reportedly got lost and entered Ukrainian territory, ITAR-Tass said. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine’s Bid To Join NATO: Other Ex-USSR Nations Are Already In
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the Ukrainian parliament Friday that his government is seeking to join NATO, more than two decades after the country became independent as the USSR dissolved. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine Crisis: EU Mulls New Sanctions Against Russia Following ‘Military Aggression And Terror’
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko met with European Union officials in Brussels Saturday to discuss his country’s current conflict and new sanctions against Russia following “direct aggression by Russian forces,” BBC News reported. Russia President Vladimir Putin has denied his nation is either involved in eastern Ukraine or has provided...
Ukraine Crisis: Vladimir Putin Warns West: ‘Don’t Mess’ With Nuclear-Armed Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Western powers Friday that the country’s nuclear-armed military was ready to meet any aggression, and that other countries should understand “It’s best not to mess with us.” Putin made the comments during an appearance Friday at a pro-government youth camp. According to Russia’s Itar-Tass...
Ukraine Will Seek NATO Membership, Says Prime Minister Yatsenyuk
Ukraine will seek NATO membership, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Friday following fresh accusations from NATO and the United Nations that Russia is actively participating in the violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Poroshenko Says Ukraine Near ‘Point Of No Return’; Putin Warns Don’t ‘Mess With Us’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the European Union’s foreign ministers Saturday Ukraine is “very close to the point of no return,” and a “full-scale war” with Russia, days after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin warned the international community “it’s best not to mess with us.” Poroshenko’s comments came just...
