Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Russia’s top radio station warned over platform for Kremlin critics
MOSCOW — The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine. Roskomadzor’s warning to Ekho Moskvy related to this week’s program, in which two journalists exchanged first-hand accounts of fighting between pro-Russia rebels and government forces in...
Ukraine rebels to hold election: ‘We are legitimizing our government’
DONETSK, Ukraine — Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine prepared Saturday to elect legislators and executives in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. Work at some polling stations in the largest separatist-controlled city of Donetsk was disrupted by a sudden intensification of …...
Coal miners stuck in the middle of Ukraine’s war
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Glistening black sweat rolls down the spine of a beefy miner as he jackhammers bedrock along the shaft at the Chelyuskintsev coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. Vitaly Khristich is one of hundreds of miners who each day brave the artillery fire that flares … …read more Source:...
Obama charges Russia with interference in Ukraine elections
President Obama accused Russia Monday of interfering in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections and called on Moscow to allow people in eastern Ukraine to vote in a “legitimate” election in December. “It is clear that Russian authorities occupying Crimea and Russian-backed separatists in parts of eastern Ukraine prevented many...
Putin blasts U.S. in speech ‘reminiscent of the Cold War’: ‘The bear … will not surrender’
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the U.S. for the crisis in Ukraine and radical Islamic terrorism and claimed there is “no true democracy” in America during a speech on Friday. Mr. Putin said during a meeting with foreign journalists and Russian experts that the U.S. has failed to use its … …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin emboldened by weak U.S. response to Russian aggression
Russian military provocations have increased so much over the seven months since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine that Washington and its allies are scrambling defense assets on a nearly daily basis in response to air, sea and land incursions by Vladimir Putin’s forces. Not only is Moscow continuing to foment … …read more...
NATO sends Russia message with new quick-reaction force: ‘Think about Ukraine’
NATO plans to create a new quick-reaction force by the fall of 2015. “Think about Ukraine. Think about ISIL. Our president spent months trying to build a coalition. We’ve learned that politically, as well as operationally, it makes more sense to do that. You just get so much more capability,” … …read more Source: The...
Russian hackers compromised NATO, Ukraine for years: report
A new report from the cybersecurity firm iSight Partners concludes that Russian hackers, likely acting with government approval, have been spying on NATO Ukraine, and the European Union since 2009. The report alleges that the Russian suspects were stealing data on energy and telecom issues, as well as … …read more Source: The...
White House condemns death of Red Cross worker in Ukraine
The White House on Friday condemned the death of an International Committee of the Red Cross worker in Ukraine after the organization’s facility in Donetsk was caught in the crossfire of fighting between the Ukrainian military and insurgent forces. Laurent DuPasquier, 38, was just one casualty in a bloody day … …read more...
U.S. sanctions against Russia stymie Western oil companies’ Arctic aspirations
The latest U.S. sanctions against Russia over Ukraine are starting to crimp not only the Russian economy but also major Western oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., companies that have invested heavily in helping Russia tap into huge stores of oil buried offshore in remote Arctic waters and under … …read more Source: The...
