Section: NPR (Canada)
Ukraine Approves EU Pact And Temporary Self-Rule For Rebels
The parliament voted to strengthen economic ties with the EU beginning in 2016. It also approved a deal to allow self-rule in some separatist-held areas, a move likely to be rejected by the rebels.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Renewed Fighting Threatens Truce In Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russia separatists who control the city of Donetsk appear to have launched a push to take the city’s airport, still defended by Kiev’s forces.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Tensions In Ukraine Increase As Cease-Fire Appears To Have Dissolved
A week-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has all but broken down. Shelling that was previously constrained to the airport in Donetsk reached the city over the weekend.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Shelling In Donetsk Rocks Cease-Fire In Ukraine
The cease-fire in eastern Ukraine is being tested Sunday, with intense fighting reported near the airport in Donetsk Saturday and Sunday. An NPR team in that city was forced to flee the shelling.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Peace Disrupted By Barrage; Russia Sends New Aid Convoy
Rocket fire tested — but didn’t break — a week-old cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists Friday night. And the EU made concessions to Russia on a trade pact.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Rebels Swap Prisoners As Part Of Cease-Fire Deal
The late-night prisoner exchange, involving dozens of captives on both sides, comes as the European Union has stepped up sanctions on Moscow for its involvement in the conflict.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Putin: Russia To Upgrade Nuclear Forces In Response To West
The Russian president also accused the West of staging the crisis in Ukraine in order to “resuscitate” the NATO alliance.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukrainian President Offers Limited Autonomy For Rebellious Region
Petro Poroshenko is offering a bill to grant special status to parts of the country’s restive east, but he reiterates that there will be no concession on sovereignty.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Dutch Investigators: MH17 Brought Down By ‘High-Energy Objects’
The preliminary report on the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine does not directly say it was downed by a missile, but it leaves little room to conclude otherwise.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
After A Tumultuous Summer, Ukrainian Kids Return To School
With Ukraine in an uneasy ceasefire, school kids returned to class this month and attempt to resume normal life. They tell what back-to-school feels like when their country’s been at war all summer.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
