Section: The Washington Times (USA)
NATO toils to keep Russia out of Ukraine, in missile treaty
BRUSSELS (AP) – Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and encourage it to respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear treaty. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his NATO partners will hold talks with Ukrainian Foreign … …read more...
The Latest: Ukraine seeks NATO support over Russia standoff
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – The Latest on the tensions between Russia and Ukraine(all times local): 11:15 a.m. NATO foreign ministers are meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin as the country seeks international backing for its Black Sea standoff with Russia. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the 28 other … …read more...
Pompeo at NATO as U.S. and allies prepare response to Russian aggression in Ukraine
BRUSSELS —The Trump administration will push behind the scenes of a major NATO meeting here this week to convince America’s European allies to show more “leadership” in confronting Russia over its provocations in Ukraine, following Moscow’s recent and brazen attack on three Ukrainian ships. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian police are stepping up pressure on Russian Orthodox priests and churches in several cities as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. A police statement issued on Monday said eight searches were taking place at the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and … …read more Source:...
Russia plans more assault ships amid rising tensions with Ukraine
The Russian navy is accelerating plans to build more amphibious assault warships, according to a leading supplier of vessels to the Kremlin, amid reports that Moscow has blockaded Ukrainian ports near the annexed Crimea peninsula. On Monday, the United Shipbuilding Corp. (USC) announced it will build two or three more … …read more...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s president has announced a call-up of reservists amid tensions with Russia. Relations between the two neighbors have strained further following the Nov. 25 incident in which Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko responded by...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
CHERTKOVO, Russia/ MELOVE, Ukraine (AP) – On the map, Chertkovo and Melove is one village, crossed by railroad tracks and a main road called the Friendship of Peoples Street. That slogan still rings true for many locals, but is being sorely tested by the animosity between their two nations, Russia … …read more Source: The...
Mattis cites Putin for ‘duplicitous’ actions on missile pact
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secrertary Jim Mattis is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of “duplicitous violation” of a Cold War-era arms treaty and condemning Russian actions in a naval confrontation last weekend with Ukraine. Mattis made his remarks Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California....
The Latest: Ukraine: Huge Russian military buildup on border
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – The Latest on the current dispute between Russia and Ukraine (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Ukraine’s president says Russia is building up land forces and weapons along its border with Ukraine as tensions between the two countries flares in the wake of a recent naval clash … …read more Source: The...
The Latest: Merkel voices concerns to Putin at G-20 summit
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – The Latest on the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader has voiced her concern about rising tensions in the Kerch Strait off Crimea and pushed for “freedom of shipping into the Sea of Azov” … …read more Source:...
