MOSCOW/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – After weeks of defying international pleas to free eight European officials they had captured in May, pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine released them unexpectedly in June following a public appeal by the head of the Russian
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters marked one month on Sunday since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce with one the most heated battles of the six-month war in the ex-Soviet state’s eastern rustbelt. Artillery blasts rocked Donetsk on Sunday
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor Russia. The center-right coalition government, which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in
More than 200 statues of Lenin have been pulled down in Ukraine this year by protesters seeking to symbolically reject Russian influence in the country. Using a site called Leninopad (traslation: Leninfall), protesters upload before and after pictures of the
Thursday evening in an appearance at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, Vice President Joe Biden described three major global threats of aggressions — the Ukraine, ISIS and Ebola as wolves at our front door. “From ISIS to Ebola to the
The Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), an institution which attempts to predict the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize each year, has said that Pope Francis and Edward Snowden are among the best bets to secure this year’s Nobel
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Red Cross worker was killed by shelling in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, the aid group said Thursday. The International Committee of the Red Cross said Laurent DuPasquier, a 38-year-old Swiss national, died when a
The Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX), one which has seen over 8,000 Russian students come to the United States since 1992 in order to experience what life is like in America, has been cancelled by the Kremlin. United States Ambassador to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that Moscow had a duty to temper pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, a spokesman for the German government said. “The German chancellor
(Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a public transit mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire between separatists and government
(Reuters) – U.S. troops and tanks will deploy across the three Baltic states and Poland in the next two weeks on a mission designed to deliver an unmistakeable message of NATO resolve to Moscow. The “Ironhorse” armored cavalry unit, with around
The papal ambassador, or nuncio, to the Ukraine has criticized both the Ukrainian government, which he called a “criminal oligarchy,” and “Russian aggression” as the joint cause of serious destabilization in the nation. In a recent address to officials of
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when separatist shelling hit their armoured vehicle near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting a fragile ceasefire under further strain. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said tank
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Eastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops in the region killed at least 12 people and wounded 32, officials said Monday. Col. Andriy
After making an apparent comparison between the unrest in the Middle East and Ferguson, Missouri at the United Nations, President Barack Obama acknowledged on Saturday that America’s enemies have been more than happy to exploit Ferguson to stick it to
In a book that thoroughly examines the successes and failures of the Tea Party in the age of Obama, Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak’s chapter on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin shows why Palin unmasked the media’s biases against conservatives
The men and women picked to run the EU for the next five years face a grilling by the European Parliament this week which could claim the scalp of at least one of them. France’s Pierre Moscovici, the incoming economic
In this weekend’s presidential weekly address, President Barack Obama discussed the U.S. military efforts in the Middle East and other diplomatic efforts around the world to make the claim that the United States is still force of stability in the
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak warned Friday that Europe is contractually not allowed to re-export gas to Ukraine and could see its supplies cut if it did so. In an interview with the business daily Handelsblatt published ahead of a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Nigeria’s army sees a turning point as Boko Haram fighters surrender Nato reports a ‘significant’ Russian troop pullback from Ukraine Nigeria’s army sees a turning point as Boko Haram fighters surrender Schoolgirls abducted by
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian courts could get the green light to seize foreign assets on Russian territory under a draft law intended as a response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The draft, which was submitted to parliament on
(AFP) Sierra Leone began a quarantine of more than one million people Thursday in the largest lockdown in west Africa’s deadly Ebola outbreak, as world leaders met to discuss the crisis at the United Nations. The northern districts of Port
Sierra Leone began a quarantine of more than one million people Thursday in the largest lockdown in west Africa’s deadly Ebola outbreak, as world leaders met to discuss the crisis at the United Nations. The northern districts of Port Loko
President Petro Poroshenko instructed his government on Thursday to consider temporarily closing Ukraine’s porous border with Russia to help halt its “intervention” in the Westward-leaning former Soviet state’s affairs. A decree published on the presidential website ordered the government “to
Wednesday when President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City he said America would stop “bigger nations bulling smaller nations” by standing with Ukraine with “collective self defense.” Last week Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed
