US Prez Obama’s European Reassurance Initiative offers $1 billion military aid to select European NATO countries and will cover: Dispatch of more equipment to Poland and increased US troop rotation in the country. Increased air patrols over the Baltic Sea. Intense naval operations in the northern Black Sea. The move is to placate Polish, Estonian, Latvian, and … [Read more...] about West Confronted With A Possible Cold War
Ukraine crisis
US-Russia Argue Over Ukraine
Obama met Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko and promised years of US support besides criticizing Russia for its alleged ‘dark tactics’ employed to bully Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin accused US of hypocrisy as the world is filled with US military bases which is interfering with the interior affairs of many countries. He also said that he is ready for a … [Read more...] about US-Russia Argue Over Ukraine
U.S. Security Plan for Eastern Europe
President Barack Obama unveiled a $1 billion U.S. security plan for eastern Europe aimed at allaying fears over a resurgent Kremlin and the escalating pro-Russian uprising in ex-Soviet Ukraine Poland’s first free elections will put both the country and the rest of eastern Europe on a path out of Moscow’s orbit and attend toward democracy and growing prosperity. “Our … [Read more...] about U.S. Security Plan for Eastern Europe
17 Soldiers Killed In Kiev
Increasing tension between the Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces has raised the death toll of the soldiers to 17 and the injured to more than 30. The rebels however accused that the Ultra-nationalists,who part of the army of a Ukranian elite, were behind the attack and that they punished the soldiers for refusing to fight against the rebels. In some regions, the … [Read more...] about 17 Soldiers Killed In Kiev
Russia Softening Its Stand On Ukraine
Russia has started withdrawing its troops to allow conducive environment for Presidential elections. This was after first contacts were made between the Ukrainian govt authorities and the separatists. Russia also welcomed the Memorandum of Peace and Accord passed by the Ukrainian Parliament. This accord calls for: Halting bloodshed in the east. A constitutional reform … [Read more...] about Russia Softening Its Stand On Ukraine