Why Putin’s Phony Wars Work Better Than ‘Real Ones’
The Russian president has shown smarts and stamina that his rivals in Georgia and Ukraine haven’t been able to match. MARIUPOL, Ukraine —Some have called the conflict between the Ukrainian military and...
View ArticleKiev Mobilized for Full-Scale Aggression on Donbass
Obama’s war on Donbass using Ukrainian army foot soldiers, paramilitaries, foreign mercenaries, Nazi-infested death squads and others never stopped since initiated in April 2014. Kiev flagrantly...
View ArticleKerry calls on Russia to end Ukraine violence
US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed his “grave concern” over escalated violence in Ukraine to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, according to a senior State Department official. "The...
View ArticleExiled Ukraine Premier Seeks to Regain Power, Though Not Crimea
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who’s formed a government-in-exile to try to regain power, said his country is ripe for more regime change. Amid economic crisis and conflict in the...
View ArticleUkraine conflict: Poroshenko says future on 'brittle ice'
President Petro Poroshenko has marked Ukraine's independence day, warning of the need to act carefully in the next year in the face of "Russian aggression". Ukraine was walking on "brittle ice" and the...
View ArticleUkraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of "big war"...
View ArticleFive soldiers, one civilian killed in east Ukraine
Fresh clashes between Ukraine's military forces and pro-Russia fighters have left five Kiev soldiers and one civilian dead as a new round of peace talks fail. Kiev military spokesman Oleksandr...
View ArticleCease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
Click photo to enlarge A worker maintains a tank at the Kiev armored plant, in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 14 2015. According to reports the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists on August 13...
View ArticleFierce clashes claim 10 lives in Ukraine
KIEV: Fierce clashes in east Ukraine killed at least 10 people in the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said on Monday, as Russia warned that Kiev could be preparing for a fresh offensive....
View ArticleCivilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Fighting flared between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in two separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight with several civilians killed by shelling,...
View ArticleMoscow still arming pro-Russians in E Ukraine: Poroshenko
The Ukrainian president has accused Moscow of supplying heavy weaponry to pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine despite a standing ceasefire between the two sides. On Monday, Petro Poroshenko claimed...
View ArticleRekindling the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
Summary Talk of renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine is escalating, as are the tactical movements fueling concerns. Negotiations remain troubled, and despite communications between Kiev, its Western...
View ArticleSituation worsening in eastern Ukraine: Russia
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS/EFE) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the gravity of the situation in eastern Ukraine is...
View ArticleUkraine leader accuses Russia of arms supplies to rebel east
Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused Russia of sending major military backup to pro-Moscow rebels, speaking just ahead of talks on the conflict with German Chancellor Angela...
View ArticleUkraine Civilian Deaths Jump as Violence Worries Russia, EU
Civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine surged as Russia and Germany warned of further escalation and called for peace talks to ease the 16-month conflict. At least nine civilians have been killed and 21...
View ArticleKerry voices concern to Russian counterpart on Ukraine fighting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday expressed "gave concern" to his Russian counterpart about a sharp rise in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and urged an...
View ArticleMinsk Agreement Has Failed
Will the failure lead to Putin’s failure? By Paul Craig Roberts August 19, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - It appears that the Russian government has made a mistake with regard to its approach to...
View ArticleOSCE sees no weaponry crossing from Russia into Ukraine
The head of a European monitoring mission confirms that no weaponry or people bearing arms have crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border during nearly a year of observations. Paul Picard, the chief of the...
View ArticleMilitary pressure on Ukraine will last decades, president says
By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Military pressure on Ukraine from Russia and the separatists that Moscow supports is likely to last decades and future generations will have to undergo military...
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