Eurasia Press & News
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calling for Russian sanctions.
Read More »US President to host new Ukrainian PM
United States President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, a high profile gesture aimed at cementing the West’s allegiance to Ukraine’s fledgling government.
Read More »Special Court to be informed on threat to Musharraf
Justice Faisal Arab who is heading the special court trying former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Wednesday
Read More »Kerry, Lavrov discuss Ukraine on phone
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke this morning with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during which Kerry made clear that “any further escalatory steps makes the window for diplomacy more difficult.”
Read More »Yanukovych claims he’s still President, wants Kiev return
Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.
Read More »NATO to deploy AWACS planes in Romania and Poland
NATO said Monday it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine. The flights “will enhance the Alliance’s situational awareness,” a NATO official said, adding: “All AWACS reconnaissance flights will take place solely over Alliance territory.”
Read More »Ashton to visit Bosnia
EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the country. “I am returning to Sarajevo to meet the leaders of the institutions and civil society to hear their views about
Read More »Kerry not ready for talks with Moscow
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he will not hold any talks with Vladimir Putin until Moscow is ready to consider the US proposals for tackling the crisis in Ukraine.
Read More »UNSC to discuss Ukraine situation
The United Nations Security Council has failed to reach a consensus on the Ukraine crisis despite having met for the fifth time in 10 days on Monday.
Read More »Turkey calls for canceling Crimean referendum
Turkey urges canceling the referendum in Crimea, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on March 11. Ankara is doing everything possible to find ways to politically settle the situation in Crimea, he said.
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