Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Wake Up Europe, Ukraine Can’t Wait Any Longer for Your Help
As is so often the case, the seemingly intractable conflict in Ukraine has largely fallen out of the headlines in recent months. It failed to reward continued media attention with concrete developments and with so much going on elsewhere, this was perhaps predictable. But more worryingly, Ukraine seems to warrant less and less political attention...
Ukraine: 13 Troops Killed in Fight With Russia-Backed Rebels
KIEV, Ukraine— Ukraine says 13 of its servicemen have been killed and 20 wounded in the fighting with Russia-backed separatist forces over the past 24 hours. Security Council spokesman Vladimir Polevoi said Sunday that the fiercest battles were still for control over Debaltseve, a government-held railway hub that the rebels need to further...
Civilians Flee East Ukraine Town as Fighting Intensifies
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine— Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the town hall on Saturday to be evacuated with as many belongings as they could carry. The government-held town has...
The Horrific History of Ghost Town Oradour-sur-Glane Haunts Us Still
In 1944, nearly every man, child, and woman in Oradour-sur-Glane, France, was massacred. Its empty buildings and still streets remain as a reminder of the horror. Some continue to this day to seek justice against the German SS soldiers responsible—soldiers who were then 18 or 19, and now are close to 90. 642 people were killed, including 254...
NATO Units Set for Baltics, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria
BRUSSELS—NATO said Friday it will deploy small units in six eastern European nations to help coordinate a spearhead force set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the units in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania will be the first of their kind there. Defense...
12 Civilians, 5 Troops Killed in Eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine— At least 12 civilians and 5 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine. Full-blown fighting between Russian-backed separatists and government forces erupted anew at the start of January following a month of relative tranquility. The city hall in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk said Friday...
EU to Extend Existing Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine
BRUSSELS—The European Union extended by six months an existing set of sanctions against Russian and pro-Russia separatist officials because of the continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and was planning further action, officials said Thursday. “We have shown that the EU is ready to take further measures,” EU foreign affairs chief Federica...
Ukraine: Russia-Backed Rebels Overrun Another Town in East
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine—Ukraine’s military conceded Thursday that its forces had been overrun by Russian-backed separatist forces in another town in their battle to hold onto a strategically valuable railway hub. A soldier wounded in combat for the town, Vuhlehirsk, said armored vehicles and tanks were used in the attack on government positions,...
EU Official Expects Clashes but No Rash Actions From Athens
ATHENS, Greece—The first European official to visit Greece since the country elected a new left-wing government said Thursday that he expects clashes over how to lighten the country’s bailout — not rash actions from Athens. European Parliament president Martin Schulz said he had concluded after discussions with 40-year-old Prime Minister...
EU Parliament to Discuss Bailout With New Greek Government
ATHENS, Greece—The European Parliament’s president arrived in Athens Thursday for a visit closely watched for signs of a potential clash between Greece’s new left-wing government and its bailout lenders. Martin Schulz is the first European Union official to meet Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose new Cabinet alarmed the Greek stock...
