Section: NPR (Canada)
U.S. Could Stand To Lose A Lot By Getting Involved In Ukraine
Audie Cornish talks to Rajan Menon, professor of political science at the Powell School of the City College of New York, about his Los Angeles Times piece, “Want to Arm Kiev? Better have a Plan B.”» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Kerry Visits Kiev To Show Support For Beleaguered Ukrainian Government
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is under increasing pressure to provide weapons to the Ukrainians.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
U.S. And NATO Seek New Ways To Help Secure Ukraine’s Border
“Clearly what we see is that conditions in eastern Ukraine have to change,” NATO Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove tells NPR’s Renee Montagne.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
A Rise In The Civilian Death Toll As Ukraine Fighting Increases
At least eight civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours and 22 wounded in fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Heavy Fighting Resumes In Eastern Ukraine As Truce Talks Collapse
Russian-backed rebels are shelling a strategic rail hub in the Donetsk region a day after cease-fire discussions fell apart.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Drags On Into WInter
Government troops are locked in a fierce battle with Russian-backed separatists, while civilians suffer freezing cold. Correspondent Corey Flintoff shares the latest with NPR’s Scott Simon.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Close Friend Of Putin Awarded Contract For Crimea Bridge
The span to be built across a narrow strait that separates Russia from the newly annexed peninsula, is pegged at $3 billion and scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Flee As Fighting Intensifies
Civilians in villages near the front lines in Eastern Ukraine are being forced to leave their homes as fighting intensifies between Government forces and Russian-back separatists.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Amid Fighting In Donetsk, On Edge And Seeking Safety Underground
The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been under siege and subject to artillery and rocket attacks for months — residents are living in stressful conditions and the separatist militia are jumpy.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s President Hopes To Revive Shattered Peace Process
Petro Poroshenko says that the only way forward in ending the conflict with Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east is to revive a cease-fire agreement forged in September in Minsk.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
