Section: CBC (Canada)
Ukraine: Putin orders Russian troops away from border
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border to return to their usual bases, according to his spokesman. …read more Source:...
Canada’s religious freedom ambassador blasts Putin on eve of Ukraine visit
Canada’s religious freedom ambassador is bound for Ukraine and says Russian President Vladimir Putin is orchestrating the persecution of Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Muslim Tatars. …read more Source:...
12 pro-Russian rebels killed in fight for Ukrainian airport
Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept. 5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
India will launch Canadian satellite amid tension with Russia
The launch of a Canadian satellite, postponed amid tensions in the Ukraine, is finally scheduled for liftoff — one year behind schedule. …read more Source:...
12 killed in worst east Ukraine shelling in a week
Eastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops in the region killed at least 12 people and wounded 32, officials said Monday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine soldiers suffer worst loss of life since ceasefire began
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire breached again in eastern city of Donetsk
Mortar fire struck an apartment block in the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Donetsk overnight, yet another violation of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source:...
Obama to take on ISIS, Ebola and Ukraine in speech to UN
President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations this morning as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. CBC News will carry the speech LIVE. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk
Mortar fire struck an apartment block in the rebel-held Ukraine city of Donetsk overnight, yet another violation of a ceasefire declared weeks earlier between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source:...
Obama’s UN speech expected to touch on ISIS, Ebola, Ukraine
President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. …read more Source:...
