Section: National Post (Canada)
One year on, MH17 evidence against Russian-backed separatists appears overwhelming
The biggest pieces of wreckage have vanished, hauled away to the Netherlands for analysis, and green stalks of grass are poking through the burnt ground where the centre section exploded. But a year after Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was destroyed above eastern Ukraine, the shadow of death still hangs over Petropavlivka, Grabovo and Rosipnoye,...
National Post View: Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement is symbolic, but still just and necessary
The free trade deal between Canada and Ukraine announced Tuesday marks a further milestone for the beleaguered country in its struggle for freedom from Russian domination. After the violence and tumult of the past year and a half — the Maidan revolution that outsted the Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych in the winter of 2014, the Russian...
Canada signs free-trade agreement with Ukraine (and also discusses the small matter of Russian aggression)
CHELSEA, Que. — Canada has reached a trade agreement with Ukraine that will eventually see a near elimination of duties on goods coming into Canada from Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the free trade agreement as he met today with Ukraine’s prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The two met privately in a windowless room at a...
Harper government dusts off Cold War playbook, pours millions into project to counter Russian influence
KYIV, Ukraine — Canada has joined its allies in dusting off a Cold War playbook to push back against Russian influence in Ukraine, but the advance of democratic ideals is fraught with contradictions and qualifications. The Harper government is pouring millions of dollars into a series of democracy-promoting initiatives and programs intended to...
Investigation uncovers Canadian embassy in Ukraine used as a haven for a week by anti-government protesters
KYIV, Ukraine — It was one of those events that simply appeared and disappeared during the bloody, swift-moving events of Ukraine in the winter revolution of 2014. Canada’s embassy in Kyiv was used as a haven for several days by anti-government protesters during the uprising that toppled the regime of former president Viktor Yanukovych. The...
Ukranian military pilot Nadia Savchenko now stands accused of murder of two Russian journalists
Russian investigators have upgraded the charges against Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian helicopter pilot jailed in Russia, as her lawyers said they expected her trial to begin this summer. Savchenko, 34, now stands accused of the murder of two Russian journalists, investigators in Moscow have said. She was previously charged with complicity in the...
Firefighters forced to enter off-limits zone around destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor to fight forest fire
KIEV, Ukraine — Fire has engulfed a large section of the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday. It was unclear if the blaze has hit parts of the zone heavily contaminated by radiation from the 1986 reactor explosion and fire, although authorities said the flames swept...
Littlest Hobo, Anne of Green Gables could find new home on Ukrainian TV after Russian signals pulled
Tumblr“The Littlest Hobo,” “Anne of Green Gables,” maybe even “Flashpoint” could find a new lease on life in Ukraine as the country’s broadcasting council scrambles to fill TV screens with something other than Russian programming, says a senior Ukrainian official. KYIV, Ukraine — The Littlest Hobo, Anne of Green Gables, maybe even...
‘Littlest Hobo,’ ‘Anne’ could find new home on content-starved Ukrainian TV after Russian signals pulled
Tumblr“The Littlest Hobo,” “Anne of Green Gables,” maybe even “Flashpoint” could find a new lease on life in Ukraine as the country’s broadcasting council scrambles to fill TV screens with something other than Russian programming, says a senior Ukrainian official. KYIV, Ukraine — The Littlest Hobo, Anne of Green Gables, maybe even...
Final legal and diplomatic hurdles being cleared for Ukraine mission, Jason Kenney says
KYIV, Ukraine — Legal and diplomatic obstacles to deploying Canadian military trainers in Ukraine have largely been cleared away, Defence Minister Jason Kenney says. He was scheduled to tour the multi-national centre at Yavoriv, near the Polish border, on Saturday where the roughly 200 combat instructors will set up shop in the coming weeks. Both...
