Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
World War 3: Germany Set to Send Troops to Ukraine as Fears Over Putin Building a Buffer State Increase
Germany is set to deploy troops to the Ukraine for the first time since the Nazi invasion of the then-Soviet territory more than 60 years ago. Chancellor Angela Merkel and high-level officials were considering the historic move to send 200 peacekeepers–including 50 paratroopers–recently. Sources in Germany told the Daily Mail that the country is...
Ukraine Gets Drones To Help Monitor Shaky Truce
KIEV, Ukraine— Ukraine’s prime minister says two drones have been delivered to the country so international observers can monitor the shaky cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday the drones will be given to the Organization for Security and...
Bulgaria’s Center-right GERB Party Wins Election
SOFIA, Bulgaria— Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is returning to power after his center-right GERB party won most seats in parliamentary elections but fell short of a majority to govern alone. With 99 percent of the votes counted from Sunday’s election, the GERB party led with 32.7 percent and the Socialists came second with...
Latvia’s Center-right Ruling Coalition Wins Vote
RIGA, Latvia— Latvia’s ruling center-right coalition parties have won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election dominated by security issues and the Ukraine crisis. With more than 90 percent of votes counted, the opposition pro-Russian Harmony party won most votes in Saturday’s election with 23 percent, while the...
Bulgaria Elects New Parliament; Pipeline an Issue
SOFIA, Bulgaria— Bulgarians voted in a parliamentary election Sunday, hoping that a new government will end the country’s political stalemate, revive its flagging economy, solve a severe banking crisis and find ways to ease Moscow’s grip on its energy supplies. Opinion surveys have predicted the biggest vote winner will be the...
Ukraine’s Truce in Trouble Amid Airport Battle
DONETSK, Ukraine—A month-long cease-fire in Donetsk looks like this: nine civilians killed on Wednesday, a Red Cross staffer killed Thursday, scores killed and wounded since the fighting was supposed to stop. Day after day, artillery shells and rockets fly overhead. Many explode in densely populated residential areas as the rebels have fought to...
World War 3: Russian General Wants Preemptive Nuclear Strikes on NATO, US?
A Russian general has called for the country to draft up a military doctrine to identify the US and NATO as enemies and lay out conditions for Russia to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the nations. According to Interfax, General Yury Yakubov, who is senior Defense Ministry official, said there needs to be new priorities. The current...
Fighting Rages Around Airport in Eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine— Pro-Russian rebels are pressing to seize a key airport in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance by government forces. An AP reporter on Friday saw three rebel tanks firing at the main terminal of Donetsk airport, where government forces have holed up. Sniper shots rang around the area. Ukraine’s National Security and...
Ukraine Wary of Fragile Peace as Patriotism Surges
BOYARKA, Ukraine—Since Ukraine’s conflict with Russia erupted, Oleksandr Federenko has gone from village kid to army cadet, trading computer games for knife-throwing classes and morning marches. He is only 13. Federenko’s shy laugh and wisp of upper lip hair seem at odds with his bulky camouflage uniform as he explains his decision to...
Ukraine Rebels Close in on Donetsk Airport
DONETSK, Ukraine— Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists in...
