Section: News & Summaries

      Merkel formally nominated for German election run
      Feb25

      Merkel formally nominated for German election run

      Angela Merkel`s conservatives have formally nominated the German chancellor as her party`s top candidate for the September parliamentary election in the region where she has her political base, according to The Associated Press (AP). The dpa news agency reported that Merkel won the support of 95 percent of delegates at a convention of the...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 92 times in Donbas in the past 24 hours, 16 Ukrainian servicemen wounded
      Feb25

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 92 times in Donbas in the past 24 hours, 16 Ukrainian servicemen wounded

      Russian troops continue attack Ukrainian positions in Donbas and demonstrate a disregard of all the agreements reached on the ceasefire. Russian troops shelled at Ukrainian territories in Donbas 92 times in the last day, 16 Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)...

      Armed men open fire close to OSCE SMM in Donbas
      Feb25

      Armed men open fire close to OSCE SMM in Donbas

      At 13:27 on February 24, 2017, the SMM heard a burst of small-arms fire (three to five shots) at close range while preparing to launch a mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the north-western edge of non-government-controlled Yasynuvata (16km north-east of Donetsk), about 130m south-east of the M-04 highway. ”The SMM patrol members took cover...

      Ukraine prolongs detention of late Uzbek President`s relative
      Feb25

      Ukraine prolongs detention of late Uzbek President`s relative

      A court in Kyiv has prolonged by one year the preliminary arrest of a relative of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov who is wanted by Tashkent for alleged forgery and embezzlement of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Akbarali Abdullaev – a nephew of Karimov`s widow, Tatyana Karimova –...

      Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills dozens, prompts airstrikes – media
      Feb25

      Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills dozens, prompts airstrikes – media

      Suicide bombers stormed two Syrian security offices in Homs on Saturday, killing dozens with gunfire and explosions including a senior officer and prompting airstrikes against the last rebel-held enclave in the western city, according to Reuters. The jihadist rebel alliance Tahrir al-Sham said in a social media post that five suicide bombers had...

      Also in Media – PSA – “NORTH AMERICANS SUPPORT UKRAINE – ONCE IN A GENERATION FREEDOM MARCH” – May 20, 2017 – Link to Sign-Up
      Feb25

      Also in Media – PSA – “NORTH AMERICANS SUPPORT UKRAINE – ONCE IN A GENERATION FREEDOM MARCH” – May 20, 2017 – Link to Sign-Up

      1 million people around the world in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom Americans, Canadians, and Mexicans come together from all corners of the continent to show their support for one common cause – support of the good people of Ukraine in their struggle for true independence and freedom from Russia’s all-too-long shadowy grasp....

      U.S. to deploy Lockheed Martin`s F-35 fighter jets to Europe
      Feb25

      U.S. to deploy Lockheed Martin`s F-35 fighter jets to Europe

      The U.S. Air Force is preparing to deploy Lockheed Martin`s F-35 fighter jets to Europe, according to Defence Blog. The head of U.S. Air Combat Command said Friday the U.S. Air Force`s F-35 joint strike fighter will soon fly over Europe, Defence Blog wrote. ”Europe is certainly a place that I think we would like to send that airplane so I can see...

      Italy donates EUR 1 mln to WFP and UNICEF for people affected by conflict in Eastern Ukraine
      Feb25

      Italy donates EUR 1 mln to WFP and UNICEF for people affected by conflict in Eastern Ukraine

      The Government of Italy has donated EUR 1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF to assist people affected by the conflict in Eastern Ukraine in 2017, UNICEF Ukraine reported. ”The Italian Government continues to support the non-stop and commendable efforts carried out by UN agencies in Ukraine to assist the...

      FTAC – Middle East Conflict – Schematic
      Feb25

      FTAC – Middle East Conflict – Schematic

      I know — Russian anti-Semitism -> Rise of Nazism -> Cold War and the Soviet effort in the middle east — https://conflict-backchannels.com/2015/10/12/ftac-tip-to-the-kgbs-amplification-of-middle-eastern-anti-semitism/ –> KGB invention of Yasser Arafat, the PLO, and the Palestinians –> Hamas and Linda Sarsour. Even outlined,...

      Court of Appeal upholds ruling on Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine UAH 172 mln fine on Gazprom
      Feb25

      Court of Appeal upholds ruling on Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine UAH 172 mln fine on Gazprom

      Kyiv Economic Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling over the claim of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) to recover from Russia`s Gazprom a UAH 85.9 billion fine, imposed in January 2016, and UAH 85.9 billion in penalties, ACU head Yuriy Terentyev wrote on Facebook. Gazprom was initially fined for violations of Ukraine`s...