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War in Ukraine Leaves Many Elderly in a Vulnerable Position
DEBALTSEVE—In eastern Ukraine, the elderly are left especially vulnerable by the conflict between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. In the wrecked suburbs of Debaltseve, 77 year-old Ukrainian pensioner Lydia Stepanovna is trying to come to terms with the events of the last few months. She’d lived here quietly for 16 years...
Obama, EU Chief Meet in Washington for Talks on Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting Monday in Washington with the head of the European Council for talks on strategy aimed at countering Russian efforts to redraw the borders of Ukraine. Ahead of the meeting, the White House accused Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine of blocking European truce observers from fully monitoring...
Putin Recounts How He Gave Orders to ‘Save’ Yanukovych, ‘Return’ Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered security officials in February 2014 to make plans to “save the life” of Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s then-president, and to start planning for Russia’s annexation of Crimea. In a trailer aired Sunday on state television channel Rossiya-1 for an upcoming documentary, Putin...
Germany’s Merkel Reminds Japan to Face Wartime Past
TOKYO—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during her visit to Japan on Monday that Russia’s actions in Eastern Ukraine are jeopardizing the free world order but said diplomacy could still resolve the situation. “But this free world order is anything but a matter of course, rather it is in jeopardy. Through the annexation of Crimea in...
Ukraine’s Mariupol still on edge as fighting wanes
Mariupol, Ukraine – Glowing red sparks burst and skitter across the concrete floor around a giant furnace as men at Ilyich Iron & Steel Works monitor the rolling of glowing slabs. The works are cavernous, so big it feels like a skyscraper could be built here on its side. Here and there a surprisingly small number of steelworkers pass...
EU Ministers Discuss Ukraine Cease-fire
European Union foreign ministers met for a second day in the Latvian capital of Riga on Saturday, devoting most of their time to the … …read more Source:...
Putin’s war on the Crimean Tatars
As the world approaches the one year anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea, attention of the peninsula has slowly faded away. It is not unusual to watch a TV interview or read an article about the war in Ukraine, and find that the word “Crimea” is not even used once. Ignoring Russia’s occupation of...
Fighting takes toll on healthcare in eastern Ukraine
The conflict in eastern Ukraine is having a dramatic effect on people with serious illnesses. Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and the …read more Source:...
In Ukraine’s Nikishino, No House Untouched by Fighting
Patrick Wells Published March 06, 2015 In the village of Nikishino, in eastern Ukraine, recent fighting has brought utter devastation. Ninety percent of the houses are damaged or destroyed after government forces tried and failed to stop rebels advancing on the strategically important town of Debaltseve nearby. Patrick Wells reports for VOA...
EU Drops Sanctions on Yanukovich’s Security Chief
BRUSSELS—The European Union has dropped sanctions imposed last year on the head of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s security service, according to a legal notice published on Friday. Oleksandr Yakimenko, who ran Ukraine’s SBU … …read more Source:...
