Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Pompeo: 1940 Soviet occupation of Baltics ‘a criminal act’
HELSINKI (AP) – The top U.S. diplomat says the Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1940 was “a criminal act” and draws parallel with present-day Russia’s military maneuvers in Ukraine and Georgia. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a … …read more Source:: The...
Police: Armed man holding some 20 people hostage in Ukraine
LUTSK, Ukraine (AP) — An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the center of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Kyiv. The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, they said in … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Russian prankster gets through by phone to Polish president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election. The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted...
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago, the foreign minister announced Friday. The move is intended to support individual cases … …read more Source:: The...
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Iran has agreed to compensate the families’ of the foreign victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran in January, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Thursday. “We have signed an agreement of mutual understanding that we will now negotiate together …...
EU prolongs sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Monday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine. The measures target Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors, as well as goods that can be used for both civilian … …read more Source::...
Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – More than $60 million worth of weapons and other equipment is going to Ukraine as part of the U.S. security aid program with the country, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said Wednesday. The embassy tweeted that the equipment its Office of Defense Cooperation received Tuesday … …read more Source:: The Washington...
Defense Department announces $250M aid package for Ukraine
A $250 million security assistance package to Ukraine will provide them with training, equipment and advisory efforts to strengthen their capability to defend against Russian aggression, Department of Defense officials announced this week. The funds come from the fiscal 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, $125 million of which was...
Trudeau says Russia won’t be included in the G7
TORONTO (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Russia will not be included in the Group of 7 nations, disagreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he plans to invite Russia. Trudeau noted Russia was excluded from the group after it annexed the Crimean Peninsula … …read more Source:: The...
Valeriy Davydenko, Ukraine lawmaker, found shot dead in office
MOSCOW — The body of a member of the Ukrainian parliament was found Saturday in his office, police said. The body of 47-year-old Valeriy Davydenko was found by a cleaner in the restroom of his office. He had a gunshot wound and there was a pistol near him. The preliminary … …read more Source:: The Washington...
