Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Lithuania’s ‘little green men’ war games sends message to Moscow: ‘We’re not fearing anybody’
Lithuania began “little green men” military training exercises on Wednesday to send Moscow a message: “We will not allow ourselves to be taken easily.” Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms became known as “little green men” when they appeared during the annexation of Crimea and unrest in eastern Ukraine....
Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire
The U.S. commander of NATO said Thursday that Russia and pro-Russia separatist forces exploited the recent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine to “reset and reposition themselves” and appear now to be preparing for a fresh offensive against Ukraine’s military. During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove...
Inside the Ring: House funding bill targets Russian information warfare in Ukraine
The current House defense authorization bill is targeting Russia’s aggressive information warfare operations in Ukraine, along with propaganda activities by Islamist terrorists. The House Armed Services Committee bill added $30 million to special operations forces funding to counter Russian disinformation and Islamic State social media...
Vitali Klitschko, ex-heavyweight boxing champ, says Ukraine can’t take on Russia alone
The stakes have always been high for Vitali Klitschko — from the nine times he defended his heavyweight boxing title right through his emergence as a major opposition figure on Ukraine’s violent political scene. But when it comes to going pound-for-pound against Russian political, economic and military aggression, the 43-year-old …...
Ukraine sees ‘brain drain’ as its best and brightest escape chaos for the West
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Elvira Gorbunova came to Kharkiv in January, leaving her home in separatist-controlled Krasny Luch to escape dangers of living in a war zone. But she hopes Ukraine’s second-largest city is just a stop on her family’s journey to North America. “I don’t think we have any prospects … …read more...
The Latest: Putin wants refund if French don’t deliver ship
MOSCOW (AP) – 2:56 p.m. (1156 GMT; 7:56 EDT President Vladimir Putin says Russia expects France to return the advance payment if it fails to deliver a warship built for the Russian navy. France has suspended the delivery of the Mistral warship amid Russia-West tensions over the Ukrainian crisis. Putin … …read more Source: The...
Pentagon chief heads east as US tries to maintain Asia focus
WASHINGTON (AP) – Islamic extremists grab parts of Iraq and Syria. Yemen slides into civil war. Iran’s nuclear program strains U.S. relations with Israel. Ukraine fights Russian-backed separatists. At a time of crisis across the Middle East and beyond, the Obama administration is trying to keep its focus on a … …read more...
Russia’s role in Ukraine seen shifting to training rebels
YENAKIEYEVE, Ukraine (AP) — On a recent spring morning, an important visitor watched Russian-backed rebels conduct infantry maneuvers on the sunlit training grounds outside this town in eastern Ukraine. “The general is very pleased,” rebel battalion commander Ostap Cherny told his troops, referring to the figure in camouflage...
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) – Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia – one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine. Walker, sporting a bushy beard reminiscent of a Russian peasant from past centuries, uses his Siberian dairy smallholding to support his …...
Crimea exiles fight to keep Ukraine unity message alive
SHCHASLYVE, Ukraine (AP) — The tormentors stuck scotch tape to his eyes and locked him in a dank room. For 11 days, Andrei Schekun said, they beat him, shocked him with electrodes and scalded him with burning metallic plates. He said the torture took place as Crimea voted in a … …read more Source: The Washington...
