Section: CTV (Canada)
Russia dismisses new U.S. sanctions, declares historic rights to Crimea
Russia on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions as useless and said it was poised to wait as long as it takes for the U.S. to recognize its historic right to the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin backed by 80 per cent of Russians despite sinking ruble, economic woes: poll
From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah. And yet most Russians see Putin not as the cause, but as the solution. …read more Source:...
Ukraine asks NATO for more help for military, EU for more financial aid
Ukraine’s prime minister on Monday asked NATO to do more to help his country’s military, which has been unable to quell a pro-Russian insurgency, and called for an urgent increase in financial aid from the European Union. …read more Source: CTV...
Death toll in eastern Ukraine rises to 4,707 despite ceasefire
The UN human rights office says at least 4,707 people have been killed and 10,322 wounded in the conflict-affected areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Fragile truce in Ukraine results in casualty-free day
Ukraine’s president says a fragile truce between his government’s troops and Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine has resulted in the seven-month-old conflict’s first day free of deaths or injuries for his soldiers. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s president urges Russia to withdraw troops, close border
Australia pledged its support for Ukraine during a visit by the nation’s president on Thursday, with Australia’s prime minister calling for an end to the bloody conflict in Eastern Europe and Ukraine’s leader urging Russia to withdraw. …read more Source: CTV...
MH17 wreckage arrives in Netherlands, 5 months later
A convoy of eight trucks carrying wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster arrived at a Dutch military base Tuesday, as the official investigation into the cause of the crash continues nearly five months after the plane went down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster ceasefire talks with separatists
Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster cease-fire talks with separatists
Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says nuclear power plant disruption poses no danger
Ukraine’s energy minister said Wednesday that a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country has cut power production but he insisted it poses no danger. …read more Source: CTV...
