Istanbul: – Turkey has signed a defence cooperation treaty with Ukraine. While signing the treaty, Turkish President Recep Erdogan warned that the Russian occupation of Crimea is illegal and Turkey will never accept it. Defence agreement with Ukraine and a statement regarding Crimea is considered to be a part of Turkish challenge for Russia. Therefore, […]
Tehran: A Boeing 737, travelling from Iranian Capital of Tehran to Kiev in Ukraine crashed, killing 176 people. The crash took place after the Iranian missile attacks on the US military bases in Iraq. Therefore, a strong suspicion is being expressed globally, that this may not be a simple accident. Therefore, no one is ready […]
Washington: The United States will be providing financial aid of $ 250 million to Ukraine for modernisation of its navy and marine units. US defence headquarters Pentagon announced the funding. It claimed that this aid would be used for the protection of the Azov Sea and against the free movement of the pro-Russian rebels, in […]
Brussels: NATO has initiated aggressive actions, given the new government in Ukraine and the Russian President’s decision to walk out of the nuclear arms pact. Massive naval exercises have begun in the Baltic Sea, between Europe and Russia from Sunday in which 18 countries, including the United States, are participating. The activities are being held […]
Kiev/Moscow: Ukraine claimed to have busted a major Russian plot, to carry out saboteur activities, given the Presidential elections to be held in Ukraine, on Sunday. Eight people including two Russian agents were arrested in connection to the matter. Ukraine also accused the group of being behind the killing of chief of the Ukrainian secret […]
Moscow: The United States, Canada and the European Union have announced fresh sanctions against Russia given its activities in Ukraine. More than 125 companies and 25 individuals have been targeted through these sanctions and include companies from the defence sector. The Russian foreign department has warned that there will be a fitting retaliation against this. […]
Kiev: USS Donald Cook, the Stealth anti-missile destroyer, a part of the US Stealth Fleet, has entered the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The visit of the US warship becomes significant, against the background of the bold statements issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the US special representative in Ukraine, […]
Washington/Kiev: There is a new addition to the tension reigning, since the last few weeks, between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has deployed nuclear missile launchers near the Ukrainian border. This is the second major military movement by Russia near the Ukrainian border. Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian military official has said that Ukraine is prepared to […]
Bucharest: Amid the rising tension in the Black Sea region because of the detention of the Ukrainian warships by Russia, a US destroyer has reached the area. This US warship will hold war exercises in the region, to reassure its east European allies that the United States is committed to their security and stability. Meanwhile, […]
Kiev/Moscow: “There’s a war going on, initiated by Russia… and this war is raging at the sea too, since 2014. Whether we want and don’t want to lay low at bases and offices; we have to fulfil our duties regarding the protection of our sovereign interests. And the sovereign interests of Ukraine apply to the […]