Image by ВО «Свобода In a further installment of a developing story, the Trump administration has decided to sell the Ukrainian military anti-tank weapons in addition to the already approved heavy sniper rifles. The Javelin missile systems have long been said to be in consideration as ‘defensive weapons’ for the…
Donbass Blues, The Forgotten Conflict In Eastern Ukraine.
Image by DonkeyHotey The Trump administration today approved lethal arms sales to the government of Ukraine in a bid to bolster Kyiv’s defenses against a Russian-backed insurgency in East Ukraine. The move was forecasted and strongly condemned by the Kremlin, who said the sales would embolden Kyiv to conduct ‘new…
Image by ВО «Свобода» Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observers once again warned that fighting in the Donbass region of East Ukraine could be escalating out of control, with violence rapidly increasing as heavy weapons are once again moved to the front. Poroshenko Says Trump Offered Defensive…
Russia Warns US, Canada AGAIN To Not Sell Weapons To Ukraine.
Image by Jeroen The European Union extended sanctions against Russia for another six months over its actions in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea and the war in the Donbass region of East Ukraine. “The decision, announced on December 14 at an EU summit, will extend current restrictions against Moscow…
Image by Ministerie van Defensie An international investigative group has labeled a senior Russian general as a ‘person of interest’ in the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 over East Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists. MH17 was shot down over the conflict zone in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on July 17, 2014, killing…
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Urges ‘Different Negotiating Format’ On Eastern Conflict.
Opinion: Media, Establishment’s Push For Arms Sales To Ukraine Really About Trump, Not Russia.