Section: Latin America
Poroshenko Demands Russian Sanctions Be Doubled due to Donetsk Passports
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko demanded on Tuesday sanctions against Russia be doubled after Moscow announced it would be recognizing passports issued in separatist regions. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Garbiñe Muguruza Pulls Out of Second Round of Dubai Tennis Championships
Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza withdrew on Tuesday from the second round match of the Dubai Tennis Championships against Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko due to physical problems. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukrainian MP Plans to Travel to Washington to Push Peace Plan
KIEV – A Ukrainian lawmaker who proposed an alternative plan for peace with Russian-backed separatists to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration told reporters on Tuesday he plans to travel to Washington to present the proposal publicly. On Monday, the New York Times reported that Andriy Artemenko had sent a proposal to associates of...
Trump’s new national security adviser a soldier-scholar
President Donald Trump has chosen as his national security adviser a soldier-scholar who fought in both Iraq wars and wrote an influential book that called out the U.S. government for “lies” that led to the Vietnam War. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster would remain on active military duty while leading the National Security Council, White...
Russia’s ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, a veteran diplomat known as a potent and personable voice for his country’s interests as he sparred with his Western counterparts, died suddenly after falling ill Monday in his office at the mission. Vitaly Churkin, 64, was taken to a hospital in New York, where he died, Russia’s deputy...
Kremlin: Trump Associates’ Peace Plan for Ukraine ‘absurd’
WASHINGTON – The Kremlin said Monday that the Russian government does not know anything about a Ukraine peace plan crafted by an opposition Ukrainian lawmaker and two of President Donald Trump’s associates. Russia President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, shrugged off the plan that the lawmaker in Ukraine reportedly tried...
Kiev Lambasts Moscow after It Recognizes Rebel Passports Used in East Ukraine
The Kiev government accused Russia on Sunday of recognizing the breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine after Moscow issued an executive order to grant validity to pro-Russian rebel documentation used in that region. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Donetsk Decries Massive Attack of Ukrainian Troops
Kiev, Ukraine.- The self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic denounced today denounced the bombardment at least 30 localities by Ukrainian troops, while a four-hour truce was agreed in the city of Avdeevka. In addition, the Ukrainian armed forces tried, with two squads supported by mortars, to make their way in the villages of Opitni and Peski, where...
Russia Now Recognizes Ukrainian Rebel Documents, Passports
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order for Russia to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine. The signing, announced by the Kremlin on Saturday, brought sharp criticism from Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s national security council head, Oleksander Turchynov,...
Germany: No plans to add US to group solving Ukraine crisis
Germany’s foreign minister says there are no plans to add the U.S. to the group of countries that have been meeting in efforts to help reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met his French, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference. Gabriel said all sides will use their...
