Tag: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

NATO commander warns of increased Russian activity in Ukraine, Syria

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States (Reuters) — Russia’s military activity in eastern Ukraine has increased and broaden recently, NATO’s top commander said on Tuesday (March 1), warning that the risk of confrontation between Turkey and Russia over Syria remained high. U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, the NATO supreme allied commander, said that Russia’s involvement in the conflict in Syria has “complicated the problem”. “Despite public pronouncements to the contrary, today Russia has done little to […]

Putin: Ready to talk solutions

Vladimir Putin says he’s ready to discuss resolutions to Ukraine’s conflict. Security forces loyal to the interim government in Kyiv have gained fresh ground in their efforts to take back Ukraine’s east from separatists.   At a meeting in Moscow Wednesday with Didier Burkhalter (left in photo), 2014 chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) said he would discuss options for ending Ukraine’s conflict. Clashes have killed […]