Section: News & Summaries

      EU extends Russia economic sanctions

      EU foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict. ||| Luxembourg – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia until Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict. Russia described the move as a...

      It’s Hard to Take Russian Propaganda Seriously. But We Must.
      Jun22

      It’s Hard to Take Russian Propaganda Seriously. But We Must.

      Three Russian television stations interviewed Andrei Petkov from a hospital bed in Nikolayev, Ukraine, in April 2014. Rossia 1 described him, with a bandage on his nose, as an ordinary citizen attacked by neo-Nazis and nationalists; NTV named him a German spy for a secret European organization; and the National Independent News of Crimea...

      Putin blames West over Ukraine

      Russian president says political settlement that gives substantial autonomy to Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east and amnesty to rebel fighters will resolve crisis ||| St Petersburg, Russia – It was two minutes before midnight when Russian President Vladimir Putin finally entered the meeting room in the Boris Yeltsin Presidential...

      US Senator John McCain has arrived to Ukraine with the official delegation
      Jun20

      US Senator John McCain has arrived to Ukraine with the official delegation

      U.S. Senator, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, John McCain, has arrived to Ukraine with the official delegation to show America’s support to Ukraine. Good to be in #Ukraine w/ @SenTomCotton & @SenJohnBarrasso – standing united with a free #Ukraine https://t.co/IAMjyybjC5 — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain)...

      Russia to send for terrorists in Eastern Ukraine heavy weapons, tanks and artillery system “Acacia” – ATO Press Center
      Jun19

      Russia to send for terrorists in Eastern Ukraine heavy weapons, tanks and artillery system “Acacia” – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center informs that Russian terrorists move to the active use of artillery tactics. “The situation in the ATO area is difficult, but controlled by Ukrainian forces. There are signs of deterioration of the situation because illegal pro-Russian armed gangs intensified shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops during the last...

      High-level talks on Greece planned

      European leaders will hold an emergency summit next week to try to avert a Greek default. ||| Athens/Luxembourg – Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday to try to avert a Greek default after bank withdrawals accelerated and government revenue slumped as Athens and its international creditors remain deadlocked over a debt...

      Police declared that killers of pro-Russian journalist Buzina were arrested
      Jun18

      Police declared that killers of pro-Russian journalist Buzina were arrested

      The Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on his Facebook page that on Thursday, June 18, 2015, that Pro-Russian journalist Oles Buzyna’s killers were detained: “Buzyna’s killers have been solved,” wrote Arsen Avakov. Pro-Russian journalist and a key witness in a criminal case related to a pro-Russia rally in Kyiv, Oles...

      Switching Spymasters Amid War is Risky
      Jun18

      Switching Spymasters Amid War is Risky

      Valentin Nalyvychenko, head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), is in trouble again. On June 15, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he was “unsatisfied” with Nalyvychenko’s work. Three days later, Ukraine’s parliament dismissed him.At a time when the Minsk II ceasefire agreement is a ceasefire in name only and...

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian positions with BM-21 Grad – ATO Press Center
      Jun18

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian positions with BM-21 Grad – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center informs that on June 17, 2015, the situation in the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) area was difficult but controlled by Ukrainian units. “Militants of Russian-terrorist troops made three attempts to break through Ukrainian defense in Marinka and in the Luhansk region. Our units have successfully repulsed the enemy’s...

      UN: World’s displaced hits record high

      Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of 2014, the UN said. ||| London – Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. More than half the...