Since October 1, 2014, 100 recruits who speak the Ukrainian language have been admitted to the American army under the contract. This information was confirmed by TASS in the Pentagon. A recruitment request was sent by one of the army recruiting centers in Texas to the local association of Ukrainian Americans. ...
House of Representatives' Democratic and Republican Party leaders are drafting a bill to supply Ukraine with "lethal defensive aid." This was reported to Reuters by the staff of the Congress. Republican chairman Mc Thornberry and leading Democrat on the committee Adam Smith ...
International donors, including the European Union and the United States, are planning to hold a conference in Kiev in April to raise at least $ 15 billion to prevent bankruptcy in Ukraine and restore the country's economy. This was announced on Monday by a high-ranking representative of the European Union. Date…
On Monday, February 9, President Obama received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House. During a joint news conference following the meeting, President Obama stressed that Germany is one of the most reliable allies of the United States. He said that during the conversation they discussed ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed doubts about the success of the upcoming negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine. “It is still completely unknown whether we will be able to achieve a ceasefire as a result of these negotiations. We don't know whether we will agree today or...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on NATO countries to supply weapons to Kiev, saying in a newspaper interview that civilian casualties and the escalating conflict give the Western alliance ample reason to come to Ukraine's aid. Senior officials in the Obama administration said Monday ...
American journalist David Sutter, expelled from Russia in 2013, admits the possibility of political unrest in Russia according to the "Ukrainian model", which, in his opinion, may occur as a result of Western economic sanctions, falling oil prices and the ongoing war in Ukraine. ...
Three major US research centers called on the administration of President Barack Obama to immediately begin delivering lethal defensive aid to Ukraine, arguing that Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine must be countered with "decisive action." Joint report by Brookings Institution, Atlantic Council and Chicago Council ...
The US government is considering the supply of Javelin anti-tank missiles, small arms and ammunition to Ukraine as part of efforts to contain further aggression by Russian-backed separatists. The Wall Street Journal writes about this on Thursday. Citing unnamed American officials, the newspaper points out ...
The United States believes that economic sanctions remain the best way to influence Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, and that supplying weapons to Kiev does not guarantee a solution to the problem. This was stated by Ben Rhodes, Deputy White House National Security Advisor. “We still believe ...