Section: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and USA (Canada)
Poroshenko in Zurich, Switzerland: ‘Sanctions Are Working’ On Russia
In an interview with a small group of reporters, he said that Western sanctions are succeeding in keeping Russia at the negotiating table, even as he accused the Kremlin of sending more than 1,000 troops across the border in recent… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Russian Troops Join Separatists In New Assaults
Rebels and Russian troops in Ukraine’s east are carrying out new offensives, the government in Kiev said, a day after it accused Russia of sending about 800 soldiers across its border. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
As Fighting Deepens In Eastern Ukraine, Death Toll Rises
Intensifying battles, mounting death tolls and dire new warnings from Russia have dragged eastern Ukraine’s long-running conflict into some of the worst fighting since last summer, rendering a months-old cease-fire agreement effectively defunct. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Russia Lambasts Ukraine Over Move On Rebels At Donetsk Airport
The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of rejecting its efforts to broker peace with the country’s separatist rebels, who last night appealed for international help as Kiev’s forces reclaimed territory around Donetsk’s ruined airport. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Protesters gathered at Kiev’s Independence Square to march for peace, while fighting in Ukraine’s east claimed more victims
Ukraine’s President and prime minister were among those who attended the rally that had as its slogan “I am Volnovakha,” in memory of the 13 passengers who died near the city of Volnovakha after their bus was hit by artillery… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukrainian Troops Say They Retake Most Of Donetsk Airport From Rebels
Ukrainian troops launched a “mass operation” overnight, retaking almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukraine’s Six-Man Pikkardiyska Tertsiya Brings Patriotic Message Across Canada
The Ukrainian vocal sextet Pikkardiyska Tertsiya (tercia.net.ua) is on tour across Canada, bringing their program Koliaduiemo razom!, or Let’s Carol Together! in time for Ukrainian Christmas celebrations, which officially end this weekend. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Boxing Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder: Return of American Heavyweights
Finally, a heavyweight world title fight returns to its natural home grounds, the United States of America. Since 2004, when Ukraine’s Vitali Klitschko blasted out South Africa’s Corrie Sanders at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the heavyweight world title… …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
Ukraine: Fighting Flares Again
A burst of violence in eastern Ukraine has cast further doubt over whether a planned summit can bring lasting peace, with at least 11 people killed in clashes between the army and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
A New Attempt at Finding a Solution For the Conflict in Ukraine has Failed
Once again, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany met in Berlin and once again, they left empty-handed. For now, there will be no summit in the so-called Normandy format. …read more Source: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada and...
