Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine says Russia reopens Sea of Azov to cargo traffic
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said merchant ships were moving through the Kerch Strait linking the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. Russia, however, insisted that it never blocked vessels from travelling through the Kerch Strait and that any possible disruptions were linked to bad weather. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says cargo traffic resumed in Sea of Azov
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said merchant ships were moving through the Kerch Strait linking the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. Russia, however, insisted that it never blocked vessels from travelling through the Kerch Strait and that any possible disruptions were linked to bad weather. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Ukrainian police are stepping up pressure on Russian Orthodox priests and churches in several cities as Kyiv pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
Ukraine’s president has announced a call-up of reservists amid tensions with Russia. …read more Source: CTV...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that all Russian men aged 16 to 60 were barred from entering the country, the the latest sign of the steadily deteriorating relations between the two uneasy neighbours after the Russian coast guard fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea last weekend. …read more...
As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines
Heads of state from the world’s leading economies were invited to the Group of 20 summit to discuss issues like development, infrastructure and investment. As the gathering officially kicks off Friday, those themes seem to be overshadowed by contentious matters from the U.S.-China trade dispute to the conflict over Ukraine. …read more...
Ukraine bars entry to Russian males, upping ante in conflict
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from travelling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbours. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine closes border to all Russian males between 16 and 60
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from travelling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbours. …read more Source: CTV...
Netherlands, Australia hold Russia liable for downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia said Friday that they are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source: CTV...
Investigators: Russian military missile downed Flight MH17
Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit, an international team of investigators said Thursday. …read more Source: CTV...
