Section: South America
Ukraine makes brakthrough in Luhansk
Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Gov’t seeks to export more food to Russia
The federal government will send a trade delegation to Russia to try to increase exports to the country, which this month banned many Western products in response to sanctions over its intervention in Ukraine. …read more...
Ukraine separatist leader says rebels getting tanks and reinforcements
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian rebels are receiving new armoured vehicles and fighters trained in Russia, with which they plan to launch a major counter-offensive against government forces, a separatist leader said in a video released yesterday. The four-month conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached a critical phase, with Kiev and...
Ukraine foreign minister calls on NATO, EU to give military support
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has called on NATO and the European Union to provide military support for Ukrainian troops fighting pro-Russian separatists and said the Western military alliance needed to come up with a new strategy towards Kiev. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Kiev says forces destroyed Russian armour inside Ukraine
KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered its territory overnight and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia yesterday in what appeared to be a major military escalation between the ex-Soviet states. Russia’s government denied its forces had crossed into Ukraine, calling...
Russian armor in Ukraine destroyed, Kiev says
Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armored column that entered its territory overnight and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia today in what appeared to be a major military escalation between the ex-Soviet states. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall Street ends mixed, recovers from Ukraine driven slide
US stocks ended mixed, paring an earlier selloff sparked by reports of Ukraine shelling a Russian armored column. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Kiev says forces destroyed Russian armour inside Ukraine
KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered its territory overnight and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia today in what appeared to be a major military escalation between the ex-Soviet states. Russia’s government denied its forces had crossed into Ukraine. It called...
Wall St. falls but still on track for positive week
US stocks fell reversing earlier gains as forces in Ukraine engaged a Russian armored column on Ukrainian soil, raising the prospect of a deeper escalation in the region’s unrest. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Wall St. gains, on track for strong week
US stocks rose putting major indexes on track for a second week of gains, as a growing consensus that there would be no immediate escalation in the tense situations in Ukraine or Iraq offset weak data on manufacturing and consumer sentiment. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
