Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Russia’s Borders: Iran’s Cautious Friendship With Moscow
After Iran’s Islamic revolution of 1978-79, periods of tension between Washington and Moscow have generally been synonymous with rapprochement between Moscow and Tehran. In keeping with this, the Ukrainian crisis and the conflict in Syria since spring 2011 have created new common interests between Iran and Russia. Two narratives collide. On...
Nuclear War? Russia-US Isolation Could Lead to ‘Nuclear Catastrophe,’ Professor Says
An editorial from Stanford University professor Siegfried S. Hecker said in a recent NY Times editorial that a “nuclear catastrophe” could take place if the US and Russia continue to be at odds with one another. He wrote: “My Russian colleagues and I believe that in nuclear matters, collaboration is essential, whereas isolation can lead to...
Putin Vow to Support Ukraine Rebels
MOSCOW—Moscow will not allow the defeat of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned, arguing that both sides need to make concessions for a floundering peace deal to succeed. Putin’s statement in an interview with German ARD television came as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Video: ‘Where is the pilot?’ Locals Ask
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck. The amateur...
Work Starts in Ukraine to Collect Wreckage of MH17
HRABOVE, Ukraine—Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down. The operation is being carried out under the supervision of Dutch investigators and officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe....
Obama Accuses Putin of Not Living up to Ceasefire
BRISBANE, Australia—President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus. Obama spoke shortly after huddling with European leaders to discuss the conflict and worsening security situation. On the...
Putin Leaves G-20 Summit Early, Denies Feeling Pressured
BRISBANE, Australia—Russian President Vladimir Putin made an early exit on Sunday from a two-day summit of world leaders where he was roundly criticized over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, but brushed off suggestions that he had felt pressured. Putin was the first leader to fly out of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon as his fellow...
Russia’s Cold War Tactics: New Map Shows Where Russian Planes Are Probing Air Defenses
A new map illustrates where Russian planes are probing the air defenses of a number of countries in what some experts are describing as cold war tactics. The activity of Russian jets and other aircraft have been drawing attention recently. In one instance, 19 Russian jets were spotted in three separate places outside the country. The flurry...
Eurozone Growth Rate Makes Minute Gain
LONDON—The European Central Bank remains under pressure to do more to shore up the economy of the 18-country eurozone despite third-quarter figures Friday showing a modest uptick in growth and Greece’s emergence from recession. The eurozone growth of 0.2 percent compared with the previous quarter is still too weak to make a serious dent in...
Why Russia Isn’t Abandoning Europe for Chinese Gas Revenue
Much has been made of the agreement signed by Moscow and Beijing to get gas flowing from western Siberia to China. There is talk of Russia using the deal to offset its isolation from the west and circumventing the sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis. But this deal is a preliminary gas-supply agreement that’s been a long time in the...
