Section: United Press International (USA)
Advanced Russian warplanes arrive in Crimea
Ed AdamczykSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, Nov. 26 (UPI) — Russia’s air force has moved some of its most sophisticated war planes to Belbek, near Crimea’s capital of Sevastopol and the Ukrainian border. …read more Source: United Press...
Merkel throws more shade at Putin, but sides with Russia against Ukraine entering NATO
Matt BradwellBERLIN, Nov. 26 (UPI) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered strong words for Vladimir Putin, telling parliament there’s no excuse for Putin’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Kiev: Russia military ‘rotating manpower’ in eastern Ukraine
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 25 (UPI) — Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has confirmed new Russian military movements in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
France halts delivery of first Mistral warship to Russia
JC FinleyPARIS, Nov. 25 (UPI) — France has again expressed reticence to deliver Mistral-class warships to Russia, citing Russia’s role in “the situation in Ukraine.” …read more Source: United Press...
U.S. supplies Ukraine with counter-mortar radar systems
Richard TomkinsWASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) — Ukraine’s military is starting to receive counter-mortar radars from the United States. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukrainian political parties sign coalition agreement
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Five Ukrainian political parties, elected to Parliament in Oct. 26 elections, announced agreement on a pro-Western coalition government Friday. …read more Source: United Press...
Biden to push Ukraine PM to form government
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 21 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian Prime Ministery Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kiev on Friday. …read more Source: United Press...
U.N.: Nearly 1,000 killed during ‘cease-fire’ in east Ukraine
JC FinleyNEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) — The U.N. released a report Thursday concerning “serious human rights violations” in eastern Ukraine even after a cease-fire was signed Sept. 5. …read more Source: United Press...
Biden to hold ‘extensive’ discussions with Ukraine leaders in Kiev
JC FinleyWASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Ukraine later this week as part of a multi-leg trip. …read more Source: United Press...
NATO secretary general tells Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine
JC FinleyBRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (UPI) — “Russia is still destabilizing Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a meeting with European Union defense ministers on Tuesday. …read more Source: United Press...
