by Kyle Andrew | February 19, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, January 18 – Wednesday’s overnight retreat from Debaltseve left the soldiers physically exhausted and mentally torn. While the retreat was necessary, it was also late in coming, the soldiers said. The retreat was also a huge embarrassment —...
by Kyle Andrew | February 14, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
NATO Analysis of Russia’s Invasion Washington, February 10 – The cascade of events in the Donbas has transported Angela Merkel across Europe, Moscow and on Monday an impromptu walk-thru into the Oval Office in Washington. The NATO countries without...
by Kyle Andrew | February 13, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
Minsk Agreement – Russian smiles – Ukrainian tears Sure, they had to spend all night with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s palace on Feb. 11-12. That could not have been pleasant for anybody, including...
by Kyle Andrew | February 13, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine War sends Moscow back to Cold War era of Fear Julia Smirnova -Korrespondentin is born Russian Oh, you my poor, absurd Russia! Most Moscow go to their everyday lives. But behind their public played patriotism and demonstrative indifference another feeling is...
by Kyle Andrew | February 12, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
13 point plan for peace in east ukraine Signed final document Minsk Convention shall be implemented by September of the so-called Ukraine Contact Group of representatives of Moscow, Kiev, the pro-Russian rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
by Kyle Andrew | February 12, 2015 | Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine summit in Minsk reach agreement TRANSLATION – tagesshau Ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons, implementation of the original Minsk Agreement with Putin, Poroshenko and Merkel In Ukraine crisis summit in Minsk, according to the Kremlin chief Vladimir...