Section: The Washington Times (USA)
French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – In a new push for peace, the leaders of France and Germany headed Thursday to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. The surprise move appeared aimed at heading off U.S. considerations of giving Ukraine lethal weapons, something Europeans fear … …read more Source: The...
Kerry travels to Ukraine as US weighs sending arms
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the embattled government as the Obama administration weighs sending arms to Kiev to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. Amid a fast-moving flurry of international diplomacy, Kerry arrived in Kiev on Thursday bringing with … …read more...
Ashton Carter airs differences with Obama on Guantanamo, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan
President Obama’s pick to be the next defense secretary on Wednesday assured senators reviewing his nomination that he will be an independent voice inside the administration, even going as far as to suggest his perspective differs from the White House on such critical issues as Guantanamo Bay, Ukraine and putting … …read more...
White House disagrees with Carter on arms to Ukraine
The White House disagreed Wednesday with Ashton Carter, President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense, on providing lethal arms to Ukraine’s beleaguered military. Shortly after Mr. Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he favors providing defensive arms to Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian rebels, the White...
U.S., Russia at odds over energy in Cold War-style conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a less noticed but far broader campaign to wean Central and Eastern Europe off a deep reliance on Russian energy. It’s a Cold War reprise, but not for … …read more Source: The Washington...
Obama weighs lethal military aid to embattled Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel asserted Monday that the war between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists “cannot be solved militarily” — a message delivered just as the Obama administration is said to be reconsidering its own ban on providing weaponry to Ukrainian military forces. Washington is currently supplying so-called...
Obama reconsidering lethal assistance to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is reconsidering whether to send lethal assistance to Ukraine, a senior administration official said Monday, but continues to have concerns about the effectiveness of that step and the risks of a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. The official said Obama is specifically … …read more...
Angela Merkel to visit White House next week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Obama at the White House on Feb. 9, officials said Monday. Mrs. Merkel and Mr. Obama will discuss Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, counterterrorism operations, climate change and Germany’s plans to host the G-7 summit in June, the White House said. The …...
Russia sanctions fail to stop Ukraine fighting
The Obama administration condemned new attacks by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine Thursday, and the European Union extended sanctions against Moscow and its allies because of the continued fighting. “We have shown that the EU is ready to take further measures,” EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said at a meeting …...
Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s military conceded Thursday that its forces had been overrun by Russian-backed separatist forces in another town in their battle to hold onto a strategically valuable railway hub. A soldier wounded in combat for the town, Vuhlehirsk, said armored vehicles and tanks were used in the …...
