NATO leaders will aim Thursday to show unity against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, after France suspended delivery of a warship to Moscow despite a surprise peace plan put forward by the Kremlin. Ukraine and the new threats posed by Islamic extremists in Iraq, Syria and beyond will dominate[…]
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he and his Russian counterpart have reached agreement on a “permanent ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine, however Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said the leaders had only discussed “steps” towards a truce. The separatists rejected the move, saying no ceasefire was possible without[…]
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Estonia on a visit apparently aimed at showing Washington’s solidarity with the three Baltic states, one day before a NATO summit in Wales, where Russia’s involvement in Ukraine is expected to be the main topic. Obama will meet with the leaders of Estonia,[…]
Russia has said it will adopt a beefed up military doctrine over NATO’s plans to establish a rapid-response force in the wake of the rebellion in Ukraine’s east, according a top Russian official. The Russian reaction came a day after the NATO chief said that the alliance would respond to[…]
Russia has continued to supply pro-Kremlin separatists in Ukraine with tanks, armoured vehicles, rocket launchers and artillery, NATO’s Secretary General has said, echoing comments by Western leaders that the separatists seeking independence are being aided militarily by Moscow. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday that Russian troops had also “fired[…]
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine Friday to open a “humanitarian corridor” to allow besieged Ukrainian troops to retreat. “I call on the rebel forces to open a humanitarian corridor for the Ukrainian troops who are surrounded, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties and to give[…]
A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Ukraine said it would not let the mission in because it is not being coordinated by the international Red Cross and could be a covert military operation. The neutral agency said it had[…]
The United States has warned Russia against using the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine as a pretext for an invasion, saying such a move would be “completely unacceptable”. The warning came after Russia proposed setting up humanitarian corridors to come to the aid of civilians in east Ukraine who are[…]
Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor turned whistleblower, has been granted a three-year residence permit to remain in Russia. Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, told reporters on Thursday that Snowden had been granted asylum allowing him to move about freely and travel abroad. “The request was accepted and accordingly Edward[…]
At least nine people, including four Ukrainian soldiers, have been reported killed in the east of the country, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists. Two soldiers and at least one border guard were killed after their armoured vehicle drove over a mine on Friday near Dovzhansky, on Ukraine’s border[…]
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