Section: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and USA (Canada)
Europa League 2014-15 Round of 16 Schedule, Standings, Preview – Where to Watch
The Europa League gets back underway on Thursday with the first leg of its round of 16 matchups. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Failed banking stress tests and a bleak spring for Ukraine
On Tuesday, major currency moves between the dollar the euro – as the ECB’s asset-buying program kicked in and a strong jobs report gave weight to questions about when the Fed will hike interest rates – pushed the euro down… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
How Spy Games Are Sabotaging Ukraine’s Intelligence Agency
When Moscow-backed separatists were starting their war in east Ukraine last spring, the country’s main security agency sent a covert team to capture a rebel leader. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
IMF approves $17.5Bn credit program for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund agreed Wednesday to extend $17.5 billion in loans to Ukraine as part of a program designed to pull the country back from the verge of economic collapse. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
U.S. To Send Humvees And Unarmed Drones To Ukraine
The United States will expand its military aid package to Ukraine to include Humvees and small aerial drones, but it is still declining to send weapons long requested by Ukrainian officials as their military tangles with separatists who have Russian… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Separatist Fighters Continue Preparing their Positions in the War Against Kiev Forces
Though this part of Ukraine has been relatively quiet since the ceasefire, tensions remain high, reports Kitty Logan from Debaltseve. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
How Many Russians Are Fighting In Ukraine?
Western arguments about how to counter President Vladimir Putin’s support for east Ukraine separatists are leading to clashes over the question of how deeply involved Russia’s military is in the conflict. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
How Ukraine became Ukraine
For the past year, Ukraine has been plunged into chaos. Mass protests against pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych led to his ouster in February 2014. That sparked a spiraling crisis: a fledgling interim government in Kiev looked on as Russia first seized… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukraine’s Ragtag Army Digs In For A Frozen Conflict
Underfunded and underequipped, the Ukrainian army that photojournalist Christopher Bobyn documented on the frontline near Donetsk is a crew of professional soldiers making do with limited resources. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
U.S. Lawmakers Call On Obama To Provide Lethal Aid To Ukraine
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and a bipartisan group of top lawmakers are calling on the White House to quickly provide lethal aid to Ukraine to combat Russian efforts to destabilize the region. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...