Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine wants ICC to probe Crimea crimes

      Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview. ||| The Hague – Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an...

      Economics 101: A Lesson for Ukraine
      Apr17

      Economics 101: A Lesson for Ukraine

      Ukraine Can Learn from Baltic States’ Experience with Reforms, says Lithuania’s Ex-Prime Minister As it struggles to fix its economy, Ukraine would do well to study the reforms successfully implemented by three fellow former Soviet republics in the Baltics, Andrius Kubilius, Lithuania’s former Prime Minister said April 16 at the...

      US paratroopers to train forces fighting against pro-Russian terrorists in Ukraine

      PHOTO: US Army website The US army spokesman Donald Wrenn announced that about 300 soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade 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: “Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade...

      There are evidences that Russian military forces continue to operate in eastern Ukraine – Marie Harf, the U.S. Department of State
      Apr17

      There are evidences that Russian military forces continue to operate in eastern Ukraine – Marie Harf, the U.S. Department of State

      Marie Harf, acting spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, during the Daily Press Briefing announced Russian military forces continue to operate in Eastern Ukraine, and to violate  the Minsk agreements (February 12, 2015): “No amount of propaganda can make true what is not. I think we know as of early April that Russian military...

      Body parts found at MH17 crash site

      Dutch investigators have recovered human remains at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine, the Netherlands announced. ||| Donetsk – Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday.All 298 passengers...

      Is the concept of the Brics conglomerate still valid?

      And then there were two. One of the extraordinary features of the global economy over the past year has been the downgrading, you might say demise, of two of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). ||| AND then there were two. One of the extraordinary features of the global economy over the past year has been the downgrading,...

      Ukraine violence worries NATO chief

      NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has voiced concern over an increase in violence and movements of heavy military equipment in eastern Ukraine. ||| REYKJAVIK – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg voiced concern on Thursday over an increase in violence and movements of heavy military equipment in eastern Ukraine, saying they were...

      Economic might to decide Russia conflict

      German Finance says economic strength, rather than military might, would ultimately determine outcome of West’s standoff with Russia over Ukraine ||| Washington – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that economic strength, rather than military might, would ultimately determine the outcome of the West’s...

      Disabled ‘condemned to life in institutions’

      Growing numbers of disabled children in Ukraine are reportedly being condemned to life in institutions blighted by neglect and abuse. ||| Kiev, Ukraine – An international rights group says growing numbers of disabled children in Ukraine are being condemned to life in orphanages and institutions blighted by neglect and abuse.Disability...

      Ukrainian Fighter Pilot’s Case More About Politics, Less About Law, Says Attorney
      Apr16

      Ukrainian Fighter Pilot’s Case More About Politics, Less About Law, Says Attorney

      When Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine captured a fighter pilot loyal to Kyiv in June 2014, they got more than they bargained for. Nearly a year later, Nadiya Savchenko is on trial in Russia, and at the center of an international imbroglio. “This isn’t an ordinary case,” Russian attorney Mark Feygin said at the Atlantic Council...