Putin, Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko Discuss Situation In Ukraine
Putin, Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko Discuss Situation In Ukraine.
Putin, Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko Discuss Situation In Ukraine.
The port city of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine, has been at the forefront of the conflict in the Donbass region between government troops and pro-Russian separatists since the conflict began in 2014. The historic area was controlled by the rebels for some time and then retaken…
TOP US GENERAL IN EUROPE SAYS WEST SHOULD ARM UKRAINE
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says the West should arm Ukraine in its fight against the pro-Russian rebels who are claiming Donbass territory in the east. “I personally believe we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine,” Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, who is NATO’s…
As the blockade in East Ukraine shuts down rail lines from Donetsk into the government-controlled regions of the country for another week, gravely impacting the nation’s economic growth, the International Monetary Fund and the government in Kyiv announced today that the IMF is delaying further disbursement of aid until they…
Poroshenko Flips, Now Supporting Rail Blockade In East Ukraine.
Steel production in Ukraine could grind to a halt and severely impact economic growth if blockades against rail lines into rebel held territory by nationalists continue. Veterans and volunteers, tired of seeing the Ukrainian government in Kyiv providing an economic lifeline to pro-Russian separatists who are killing their brothers, sons,…
Ukraine has decided to take its case against Russia’s actions in the east to the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ), the international body’s top judicial venue. Although the case won’t change the facts on the ground, it could impact the propaganda and hybrid war in the frozen conflict. Kiev…
We have been reporting that the conflict in East Ukraine has been heating up in recent weeks as both sides jockey for positioning prior to any official policy being released on the stalemate by the newly installed Trump administration. Russia has been pushing hard to normalize the pro-Russian rebel controlled…
The main pro-Russian separatist leader in Ukraine said on Friday he would cut economic ties between rebel territory and the rest of the country, following through on an ultimatum to end trade if the government did not halt a rail blockade. The blockade by an autonomous group of Ukrainian lawmakers…
Ukraine’s central bank governor, Valeriia Gontareva, has said she may resign. There have been reports of her leaving her post but she publicly said it may be a possibility on Thursday at a press briefing in Kyiv. When asked by reporters if the rumors were true, she answered, “That could…