Eurasia Press & News
A move by the Crimean authorities to rejoin Russia and go ahead with a referendum on the issue next week was dismissed as illegitimate by the United States on Thursday as the crisis in Ukraine continued.
Read More »Turkish President warns of reviving Cold War amid Ukraine situation
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday warned the international community against reviving the Cold War era amid the crisis unfolding in Ukraine, saying that it is “dangerous for everyone and parties should avoid it.”
Read More »Ukraine PM to meet NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk at NATO Headquarters Thursday afternoon.
Read More »EU could provide EUR 11 Billion aid to Ukraine
The European Union is ready to give EUR 11 B of financial support to Ukraine over the next couple of years. Speaking at a news conference held at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso asserted that
Read More »France could impose sanctions on Russia
European Union leaders holding a crisis meeting on Ukraine on Thursday could impose sanctions on Russia if there has been no “de-escalation” by then, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Read More »Kerry visits Kiev, shows support
In a show of U.S. support for Ukraine’s new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets of Kiev on Tuesday and promised the crowds that American aid is on the way.
Read More »Ukraine FM intends to resolve the crisis peacefully
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia sounded a conciliatory tone towards Russia, saying he wanted to resolve their impasse “peacefully.”
Read More »Syrian jets airstrike near Lebanese border
Syrian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes near a Lebanese border town on Wednesday, officials said, the latest spillover of Syria’s civil war into its neighbour. Lebanese state media said at least three strikes hit near the town of Arsal in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley, 12 km
Read More »Putin says no need to use military force for now
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia saw no need to use military force in the Crimea region of Ukraine for now, in remarks apparently intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in the former Soviet
Read More »Putin cancels military exercises
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev. Tensions remained high in the strategic Ukrainian
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