Section: News & Summaries

      Pro-Russian terrorists used OSCE observers as ‘human shield’ and fired at Shyrokyne village from howitzers
      Apr25

      Pro-Russian terrorists used OSCE observers as ‘human shield’ and fired at Shyrokyne village from howitzers

      On April 25, 2015, at 6:30 a.m. the Russia-backed militants shelled the ATO forces’ positions in the Mariupol sector near Shyrokyne village, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and one killed. The pro-Russian terrorists used OSCE observers as ‘human shield’ in Shyrokyne, ATO press secretary Andrii Lysenko reported: “At the same...

      US troops training Ukraine National Guard units in Western Ukraine
      Apr24

      US troops training Ukraine National Guard units in Western Ukraine

      The US paratroopers will be training three battalions of the National Guard of Ukraine, at the Ukrainian military zone in Yavoriv near the Polish border, Lviv Region, Western Ukraine, for six months. As US Secretary of State John Kerry underlined ” U.S. training of Ukrainian National Guard units in the western part of Ukraine was fully...

      Finland ratifies EU association agreements with Ukraine
      Apr24

      Finland ratifies EU association agreements with Ukraine

      Press release on the official Web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland informs that the President of Finland on Friday, April 24, 2015 signed the Association Agreements with Ukraine to deepen the countries’ political and economic cooperation with the EU and its Member States. Today #Finland ratified #Ukraine-EU Association...

      Poland to deny entry to pro-Putin bikers

      Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter European Union territory. ||| WARSAW/MOSCOW – Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter the European Union’s territory, the Polish...

      Armenia marks 1915 massacre

      Armenia marked the centenary of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony. ||| Yerevan – Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls...

      Belgian FC “Brugge” players created a video about their tour in Kyiv
      Apr24

      Belgian FC “Brugge” players created a video about their tour in Kyiv

      Players of the Belgian “Brugge” created a video about their tour in Kyiv on the eve of the second leg quarter-final Europa League against Ukrainian FC “Dnipro”. Players photographed, visited exibition of destroyed Russian military equipment from the zone of ATO and gave autographs....

      The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the resolution H.Res.50 calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko
      Apr24

      The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the resolution H.Res.50 calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko

      The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and approved the resolution H.Res.50 calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko. This document was submitted late January by congressmen Sander Levin, Marcy Kaptur, Mike Fitzpatrick, Mike Quigley and Bill Pascrell, and now will be...

      Expert fired over MH17 victim photos

      A Dutch expert helping to identify MH17 crash victims has been fired after showing photos of the dead at a public lecture. ||| The Hague – A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said on Thursday....

      Migrants: Europe restores rescue mission

      EU leaders have agreed to beef up a naval mission in the Mediterranean in the wake of the migrant tragedy. ||| Brussels/Rome – Four days after up to 900 desperate people drowned trying to reach Europe from Libya, EU leaders agreed on Thursday to triple its naval search mission in the Mediterranean, restoring its funding to last year’s...

      Oil: The Underlying Reason for Gallipoli
      Apr24

      Oil: The Underlying Reason for Gallipoli

      This historical account demonstrates that a desire to control significant oil reserves can dictate the course of action during wartime. The Ottoman Empire, which controlled the Middle East in 1914, became the centre of conflict between the British and the German Empires, both of which wanted access to its vast oil fields. The route the British...