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Drone attack ruins 'Day of the Russian Fleet' celebrations

A drone attack on the Russian fleet in the Crimean port of Sebastopol on Sunday wounded five people, the Russian-annexed city's mayor Mikhail Razvozhayev said. "This morning, Ukrainian nationalists decided to spoil the Day of the Russian Fleet" being celebrated on Sunday, he said on Telegram, adding that five people, including employees of the army […]

What are Russia’s real goals: “denazification” of Ukraine or destruction of the Donbas?

Russia seems to have completely given up on its ambitions to “denazify” Ukraine. The Kremlin’s actions in the Eastern European country can only lead to the demoralization of the Russian population in the Donbas and the additional radicalization of the Ukrainian society. By Nikola Mikovic After Russia released Yulia Payevska, more widely known to the […]

Zelensky won't redraw borders to please Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine's military is prepared to fight Moscow's military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of the entire war. Zelensky said in […]

Erdogan in Ukraine to diffuse Russian tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine. The diplomatic offensive came as Russia accused the United States of ratcheting up "tensions" by sending 1,000 soldiers to Romania and […]

US faces off with Russia at UN Security Council

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia's troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global impact. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield […]

Kremlin hands over security deals to US, NATO to avert escalating crisis

The Kremlin said Thursday that Russia submitted draft documents outlining security arrangements it wants to negotiate with the United States and its NATO allies amid s piraling tensions over Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a senior Russian envoy stood ready to immediately depart for talks in a neutral country on the proposal. Peskov told […]

US intelligence says Russia amassing forces to invade Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to make it "very, very difficult" for Russia's Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022. The new intelligence finding estimates that the Russians are planning […]

Biden warns Russia never to invade Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to make it "very, very difficult" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine, saying his administration is putting together a comprehensive set of initiatives to curb Russian aggression. The president offered the measured warning to Putin amid growing concern about a Russian buildup of […]

NATO warns Russia over intervening in Ukraine

Russia will face consequences if it uses its military on Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday as he expressed worries about Moscow's build-up of forces on the border. It is "clear that if Russia uses force against Ukraine, that will have costs, that will have consequences," he told a media conference. Source: Naharnet.com

Russia politically unable to solve the Water crisis in annexed Crimea

Seven years after Moscow incorporated Crimea into the Russian Federation, the Kremlin still cannot resolve the most critical problem – water supply to the disputed territory. By Nikola Mikovic Even though Russia invested billions into Crimea, to this day it did not find a way to deal with Kiev’s decision to shut off the 400-kilometer-long […]

Ukraine between de-Russification and “tariff genocide”

Ukraine has been firmly in the United States’ sphere of influence ever since Maidan protests in 2013-2014, that resulted in the overthrow of the allegedly pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. Even though the Kremlin-backed Opposition Platform for Life (OPFL) approval ratings are rising, there is no danger for the former Soviet state to return to Russia’s […]

Trump Can’t Play Putin’s Game in Syria

In some alternate universe, it may make sense for the president of the United States to meet with his Russian counterpart to negotiate an end to the fighting in Syria. It would be a universe in which the American president weren’t constantly denigrating European allies, and the Russian president weren’t habitually lying about his country’s various predations. Both […]

US will provide anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, State Dept. official says

The US is going to provide anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, a senior State Department official told CNN. The State Department officially announced Friday evening that the US was going to provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help Ukraine build its long-term defense capacity, to defend its sovereignty and territorial […]

Pentagon Chief to Visit Ukraine Amid Tensions With Russia

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Ukraine next week to reassure government leaders that the U.S. does not accept Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. The visit comes as the Trump administration considers plans to give Ukraine lethal weaponry, a plan endorsed by the Pentagon and the State Department. A Pentagon statement […]

Oxford’s new geography textbook names Crimea as part of Russia

The Levant News -- Oxford’s new geography textbook names Crimea as part of Russia One of the world’s leading academic publishers, Oxford University Press, has apparently recognized Crimea as a part of Russia under international law. A new student textbook refers to the peninsula as Russian territory. A new edition of Geog.3 Student Book, has […]

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