Section: CTV (Canada)
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kyiv on election day
Dozens of right-wing activists are blocking the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens who wish to vote in their country’s parliamentary elections. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian rebel leader announces unilateral ceasefire
The separatist leader in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday announced a unilateral ceasefire starting at midnight Wednesday, which could be a major step in solving the conflict that has been raging for more than two years. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia holds large-scale military drills in Crimea
Russia on Friday deployed cruise missiles, multiple rocket launchers, tanks and its latest anti-aircraft system at massive military drills in Crimea. …read more Source: CTV...
2 years after ceasefire, weary Ukraine still at war
According to United Nations figures, more than 9,500 people have been killed in the fighting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that began in April 2014, after Ukraine’s Russia-friendly president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted by street protests and Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia, Germany, France raise alarm over fighting in Ukraine
The Kremlin says the leaders of Russia, Germany and France have raised the alarm about a recent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine releases details of alleged payments to Trump’s aide
Ukraine’s anti-corruption body has released entries from once-secret accounting documents that purport to show payments from a pro-Russian political party earmarked for Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. …read more Source: CTV...
Trump advisor waged covert influence campaign
A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favour of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. …read more Source: CTV...
Clinton team highlights Trump aide’s financial ties to Russia
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is questioning Donald Trump’s top political aide’s ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine, claiming it is evidence of the Republican nominee’s cozy relationship with Russia. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over reported security incidents in Crimea, something it didn’t even do after annexing Crimea or throwing its support behind separatist rebels in the east. …read more Source: CTV...
