Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Hagel: Growing threat of Russia invading Ukraine
STUTTGART, Germany — Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border increases the threat of an invasion by President Vladimir Putin’s army, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, Hagel said he agrees with Poland’s foreign minister, who said...
Pentagon sends assessment team to Kiev for airliner recovery operation
The Pentagon has sent an assessment team to the U.S. Embassy in Kiev to support nations in the recovery operation of a Malaysian airliner that was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine. About a dozen logistics and surveying experts arrived Tuesday in Kiev, Defense Department spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John … …read more Source: The...
Obama jabs at Putin: Russia ‘doesn’t make anything’
President Obama — apparently stinging at recent media buzz that he’s seemed weak on the international stage on the Ukraine matter — took a stab at President Putin, saying the Russian leader isn’t really that big a player in the world anyway. “I do think it’s important to keep perspective,” …...
Obama, Putin discuss Ukraine, missile treaty
WASHINGTON (AP) – Capping a week of aggressive action against Russia, President Barack Obama pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday for a diplomatic path out of Ukraine’s struggle with Moscow-backed pro-Russian separatists. Putin countered by calling U.S. and European economic sanctions against Russia counterproductive. Obama...
Pentagon wants extra $19M to arm, train Ukrainian troops
The Pentagon has notified Congress of a plan to increase the amount of money that it is spending on bolstering the defense capabilities of the Ukrainian military, with the majority of that funding going toward equipping and training national guard troops to conduct various missions. Pentagon and State Department officials … …read more...
Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time. Fighting along the route to the wreckage site between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels had for several days kept the delegation … …read...
A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are bound to inflict pain on the country’s ailing economy. While still narrowly targeted, they come as a warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or face even tougher penalties. Here’s a look at the sanctions … …read more...
Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War,’ but new Russia sanctions announced
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday, saying Russia must pay an increasingly high price for its military aggression in Ukraine and the downing of a passenger jet. The penalties follow tougher sanctions in an agreement reached by European Union … …read more...
Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War,’ but new Russia sanctions announced
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday, saying Russia must pay an increasingly high price for its military aggression in Ukraine and the downing of a passenger jet. The penalties follow tougher sanctions in an agreement reached by European Union … …read more...
Lavrov and Kerry talk about Cold war-era arms deal
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the chief diplomats from Russia and the United States have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment of a Cold War-era arms control deal that the U.S. has accused Russia of violating. It said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and … …read more Source: The...
