Section: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and USA (Canada)
Ukraine Ceasefire in Doubt as Fresh Fighting Kills 28
Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Agreement Calls For Release Of Pilot Held In Moscow
Of the hundreds of prisoners of war captured during the nearly yearlong fighting in eastern Ukraine, only one was mentioned by name on the agenda of world leaders at peace talks in Minsk, Belarus: Nadiya V. Savchenko, a former lieutenant… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Rocket Fire Kills Soldiers and Civilians, a Day after Ukrainian, Russian, German and French Leaders Agree Terms for Ceasefire
An internationally agreed ceasefire due to start Saturday tonight in eastern Ukraine is under threat from intense fighting and disputes between Kiev and Russian-backed separatists over the terms of the deal. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Putin Tried To Delay Ceasefire Deal So Rebels Could Capture Debaltseve
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, sought to delay agreement on a Ukrainian ceasefire at talks in Minsk because he wanted pro-Russia separatists to capture the eastern railway hub of Debaltseve, an EU summit has been told. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
What Russia Is Up To In Ukraine
Many Westerners find Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine mystifying. It has brought Russia economic woe (sanctions and a shattered credit rating) and international isolation. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Leaders Announce Plan For Ukraine Cease-Fire
A new cease-fire and an overall compact to end the war in eastern Ukraine was announced here on Thursday by the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine after marathon overnight bargaining that threatened to derail the attempt. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
IMF Agreed to Throw a New $17.5 billion Lifeline to Ukraine, Hoping to Stabilize the Country
The new plan replaces a $17 billion emergency bailout that was extended last year after mass street protests in Ukraine ousted the country’s president, Viktor F. Yanukovych; Russia annexed Crimea; and a violent separatist uprising began in the east of… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ottawa Plans to Provide Valuable Satellite Images to Ukrainian Forces
Ottawa plans to help Ukraine’s beleaguered armed forces by providing them with high-resolution images from Canada’s powerful RADARSAT-2 satellite, CTV News has learned. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Recipe: Red Kyivsky Borsch / Борщ
This borsch acquired from Kyiv is flavored with ham and sausage. This recipe calls for peeled raw beets to be grated directly into the stockpot. The reason in simple: rather than being washed away, the beets’ color literally hues the… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine Engaged in Crucial Peace Talks
The talks, brokered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, aim to negotiate a deal to end the hostilities between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists that have killed more 5,300 people since April. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
