Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine on agenda at U.S., Russian diplomats’ meeting in Paris
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats are hoping to find a way to begin reversing a yearlong spike in tensions stemming from Ukraine’s revolution and civil war when they meet Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says it has evidence Russian troops withdrawing from its territory
Military officials in Ukraine say there’s been a reduction in the number of Russian soldiers at the heart of the fighting between government troops and separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin orders troops to return from Ukraine 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: CTV...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 passenger was found wearing oxygen mask
Dutch prosecutors say the body of one passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above Eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: CTV...
UN says at least 331 reported killed since Ukraine ceasefire
The United Nations says at least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last month’s ceasefire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops. …read more Source: CTV...
UN says at least 331 reported killed since Ukraine cease-fire
The United Nations says at least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last month’s cease-fire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops. …read more Source: CTV...
Fighting for key airport threatens shaky ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
A month-long ceasefire in Donetsk looks like this: nine civilians killed on Wednesday, a Red Cross staffer killed Thursday, scores killed and wounded since the fighting was supposed to stop. …read more Source: CTV...
Pro-Russian rebels press attack on key Ukraine airport
Pro-Russian rebels pressed Friday to seize a key airport in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance by government forces. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine rebels close in on strategic Donetsk airport
Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainians rush to prepare for a cold winter without Russian gas if talks fail
For Alexei Polezhai, who sells water heaters and wood-burning stoves at his two shops in Kyiv, sales this fall have been remarkably good considering the dramatic collapse in rest of the Ukrainian economy this year. …read more Source: CTV...