Section: CTV (Canada)
Leaders mark Soviet Union dissolution, urge Ukraine dialogue
Three former top Soviet officials on Friday marked the signing 25 years ago of the treaty that formally dissolved the Soviet Union, and they used the occasion to urge dialogue on the deadly separatist conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Obama gathers key European leaders amid questions about Trump
President Barack Obama used a meeting with key European leaders Friday to urge them to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and to discuss steps necessary to resolve the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: CTV...
UN committee votes to condemn Russian occupation of Crimea
A key UN committee approved a resolution Tuesday condemning Russia’s “temporary occupation” of Crimea and reaffirming the United Nations’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty over the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: CTV...
Serbia faces pressure to join sanctions on Russia: Foreign minister
Serbia’s foreign minister has complained that the Balkan country faces EU pressure to join Western-backed sanctions against Russia, describing it as “absolutely unacceptable.” …read more Source: CTV...
Germany hosts Ukraine summit, also expected to discuss Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to host a summit Wednesday with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France aimed at reviving the stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine. The conflict in Syria is also likely to be discussed. …read more Source: CTV...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office says she will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Arsen ‘Motorola’ Pavlov, notorious warlord, killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials said. …read more Source: CTV...
Dutch probe: Malaysian jet downed by launcher from Russia
A man whose daughter died when a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine said families were told Wednesday that a Dutch-led investigation has found proof that a mobile Buk missile launcher had been moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia at the time. …read more Source: CTV...
Dutch investigators give results of MH17 probe to families
A man whose daughter died when a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine said families were told Wednesday that a Dutch-led investigation has found proof that a mobile Buk missile launcher had been moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia at the time. …read more Source: CTV...
Dutch investigators to give results of MH17 criminal probe
Relatives of victims of the shooting-down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine more than two years ago were gathering Wednesday to learn the preliminary results of a Dutch-led criminal probe of the disaster that claimed 298 lives. …read more Source: CTV...
