Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Administration condemns Russian move into Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration on Friday denounced the movement of a Russian convoy into Ukraine, citing it as the latest provocation by Moscow along the highly volatile eastern border of the former Soviet republic. “We very much condemn the violation – flagrant violation – of Ukraine’s …...
Russian vehicles in Ukraine ‘a flagrant violation’: White House
The U.S. accused Russia Friday of violating international law by sending military vehicles disguised as civilian trucks into Ukraine as part of a supposed humanitarian mission in the war-torn region. The White House demanded that Moscow “remove its vehicles and its personnel from the territory of Ukraine immediately.” “This is...
Ukraine: Russian aid convoy is a ‘direct invasion’
DAVYDO-MYKILSKE, Ukraine (AP) – Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” The unilateral move sharply raised the stakes in eastern...
Russian aid convoy drives into Ukraine
IZVARYNE, Ukraine (AP) — An Associated Press reporter has seen the first trucks in a Russian aid convoy crossing into eastern Ukraine after more than a week’s delay amid suspicions the mission was being used as a cover for an invasion by Moscow. Trucks loaded with water, generators and sleeping … …read more Source: The...
West Point graduate who joined Ukrainian army unit died in ‘street battle’
A West Point graduate died Wednesday while fighting in an Ukrainian army unit near Donetsk. Mark Paslawsky, 55, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1981, but recently joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April. Mr. Paslawsky, who went by “Franko” in a recent … …read more Source:...
5 Ukrainian troops killed; fierce battles reported
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says five troops were killed and 21 injured while fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian troops have made significant advances into rebel-held territory this week in a conflict that has already claimed more than 2,000 lives and … …read more Source:...
Activists plant Ukraine flag atop famous Moscow building
Protesters on Wednesday scaled a famous Moscow skyscraper and painted the Soviet star on its spire in Ukrainian colors, as a pro-Russian insurgency continues to rattle eastern Ukraine. A yellow and blue Ukrainian flag was also attached to the top of the 580-foot, Stalin-era structure east of the Kremlin along … …read more Source: The...
Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions
Russia is crafting a way to bolster its naval capabilities over the next six years, a move Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday is a response to tensions with NATO. “These proposals must ensure that our forces are reequipped with modern weapons and military equipment,” Russian news agencies quoted Shoigu … …read...
Ukrainian troops inch closer to rebel city Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian government troops were fighting pro-Russian rebels in the streets of Luhansk on Tuesday and captured most of a town near the eastern city of Donetsk, tightening the noose around that key rebel-held stronghold, Ukrainian officials said. As the fighting raged, the Kremlin announced that Russian … …read...
Ukraine: Rebels fire on civilian convoy
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting. “Many people were killed, among them women and children,” Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, said at a …...
