Section: News & Summaries

      Poroshenko must equip the soldiers in Ukraine, pay off all debts to military, and battle corruption – Canadian Volunteers
      Jun16

      Poroshenko must equip the soldiers in Ukraine, pay off all debts to military, and battle corruption – Canadian Volunteers

      Volunteers and public activists of Canada sent an open letter to Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk, and Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman. “June 14, 2015 “TO: President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko “Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk “Speaker of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,...

      Russia warns US over weapons on border

      Moscow warns of retaliation if US carries out plan to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia’s border ||| Moscow/Warsaw – A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia’s border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its...

      Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian forces 33 times using heavy weapons – ATO Press Center
      Jun15

      Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian forces 33 times using heavy weapons – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center informs that during the day, June 15, 2015, pro-Russian illegal armed groups used almost all available types of firepower, including heavy weapons, and continued to provoke to act ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) forces. Russian terrorists shelled positions of Ukrainian troops 33 times, 27 times in the area of ​​Donetsk....

      Corruption, not Russian Tanks, Greatest Threat to Success of Ukraine
      Jun15

      Corruption, not Russian Tanks, Greatest Threat to Success of Ukraine

      Corruption threatens to derail Ukraine’s progress, American and Ukrainians officials agreed at the Atlantic Council’s Wrocław Global Forum in Wrocław, Poland on June 13. “There is no issue that is a greater threat to Ukraine’s long-term success today than institutionalized corruption,” said Geoffrey R. Pyatt, US...

      Poland’s Sikorski Urges Tougher NATO Stance Against Russia
      Jun15

      Poland’s Sikorski Urges Tougher NATO Stance Against Russia

      Two days after resigning as the Speaker of Poland’s Parliament following an eavesdropping scandal, veteran Polish politician Radosław Sikorski said his country and the United States must jointly stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s provocations in Ukraine. Speaking June 12 at the Atlantic Council’s Wrocław Global Forum...

      NATO has not done enough to deter recent Russian aggression – former US National Security Advisor
      Jun14

      NATO has not done enough to deter recent Russian aggression – former US National Security Advisor

      On June 13, 2015, the US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley at the Atlantic Council’s Wroclaw Global Forum (Poland) talked about the ways how the United States and its European allies could help the Ukrainian people defend themselves from Russian aggression. Hadley: Ukraine Faces ‘Enormous...

      Russian terrorists violated the cease fire and shelled Zolote and Maryiynka from grenade launchers and small arms
      Jun14

      Russian terrorists violated the cease fire and shelled Zolote and Maryiynka from grenade launchers and small arms

      State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports that on June 14, 2015, pro-Russian terrorists continue to violate the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine and shelled Zolote and Marinka checkpoints in Eastern Ukraine. “The Russia-backed militants fired at Zolote checkpoint, guarded by border guards together with soldiers from the Armed Forces of...

      Hadley: Ukraine Faces ‘Enormous Existential Challenge’
      Jun14

      Hadley: Ukraine Faces ‘Enormous Existential Challenge’

      The United States and its European allies must dramatically step up efforts to help the Ukrainian people defend themselves from Russian President Vladimir Putin and his proxies in eastern Ukraine, said Stephen J. Hadley, who served as National Security Adviser under US President George W. Bush.Hadley, speaking June 13 at the Atlantic...

      Russian terrorists undermined railway overpass near Popasna – ATO Press Center
      Jun13

      Russian terrorists undermined railway overpass near Popasna – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center reports that Russian terrorist troops undermined railway overpass near Popasna PHOTO:ATO Press Center On June 12, about 2 am was undermined overpass of the railway track near the village Popasna that is on controlled by Ukraine territory of Luhansk region in a few kilometers from the boundary line. PHOTO:ATO Press Center...

      The U.S. support for Ukrainians is “unwavering” – US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power
      Jun12

      The U.S. support for Ukrainians is “unwavering” – US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power

      Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, visited Kyiv and told about the world’s support to Ukraine in the fight against Russia. .@AmbassadorPower speech on US Support for the people of Ukraine. http://t.co/9XgKeP90Po Watch http://t.co/wKymZCxF7c pic.twitter.com/YY4fGYbdUQ — US Embassy Brussels (@usembbrussels) June 12,...