Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
World War 3? NATO Chief Says Threats from Russia, Islamic State
BRUSSELS (AP) — Members of the U.S.-led alliance must stand shoulder to shoulder to confront simultaneous security threats from Russia and the so-called Islamic State extremist organization, NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. In a farewell speech as NATO’s top civilian official, Rasmussen said the alliance finds...
Shelling Kills Six in East Ukraine City
KIEV, Ukraine—Shelling killed six people and wounded 15 others in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, the city council said Monday — the worst reported violence since a cease-fire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops took effect on Sept. 5. Nonetheless, the cease-fire deal has brought some normalcy to parts of eastern Ukraine and...
New Russia Sanctions Hit Western Oil Giants
The latest U.S. and EU sanctions against Russia will sever the closest area of economic cooperation between Russia and the West: the energy sector. New sanctions unveiled last Friday against Russia target its banks, energy firms, and defense companies. These sanctions will cut off some of Russia’s largest companies from accessing European...
Residents Emerge in Shell-Shocked Ukrainian City
LUHANSK, Ukraine—The conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine city of Luhansk, much of which has been without water and electricity for more than a month, had a rare day of jubilation Sunday as rebel fighters paraded military vehicles victoriously through city streets. In the other regional capital of Donetsk, the city council said Sunday that shelling...
Russia-annexed Crimea Votes for Legislature
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea— Residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March, are voting for their regional parliament in elections expected to be dominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backers. A spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, Volodymyr Polyovyi, told reporters Sunday that...
Ukraine Government Repels Rebel Attack on Airport
KIEV, Ukraine— Despite the cease-fire agreement, renewed fighting flared up Saturday in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and government forces, while Moscow sent a second convoy of trucks into Ukraine without Kiev’s consent. Ukraine’s military operation said in a statement that it had successfully repelled a rebel attack on...
EU Announces Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies, Banks, Lawmakers
BRUSSELS—New European Union sanctions against Russia announced Friday toughen financial penalties on the country’s banks, arms makers and its biggest oil company, to punish Moscow for what the West sees as efforts to destabilize Ukraine. The EU measures, details of which were released Friday after a preliminary agreement Thursday, broaden...
Ukraine, Rebels Trade 67 Prisoners in Peace Deal
DONETSK, Ukraine — In the dead of night, Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces on Friday exchanged 67 prisoners who had been captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, part of a cease-fire deal that has struggled to succeed. The transfer took place in the dark outside of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk under the watch of...
European Union Hits Russia With New Economic Sanctions Over Ukraine
BRUSSELS—The European Union has decided to slap new economic sanctions on Russia — including ones targeting the country’s vital oil industry — for what it sees as Moscow’s meddling in eastern Ukraine. The sanctions will further curb access to European capital markets for Russian banks and firms, limit exports of certain...
Poland’s PM Tusk’s Government Officially Dissolves
WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s president accepted the resignation of Prime minister Donald Tusk’s pro-market government on Thursday, bringing an end to seven years of governance that have been marked by unprecedented political stability in Poland. Tusk resigned after being picked recently as the next president of the European Council, a role...
