Section: The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Russia’s actions amount to ‘invasion,’ Canadian foreign minister says
The apparent presence of Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine amounts to an “active invasion,” Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said, calling Russia’s advance an “absolutely reckless” and “shamelessly dishonest” provocation leading up to a NATO summit next week …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching invasion, seizing control of border towns
Novoazovsk, which lies along the road connecting Russia to the Russia-annexed Crimean peninsula, had come under shelling for three days …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russian soldiers cross Ukrainian border in armoured trucks: Kiev
The group of soldiers entered the eastern town of Amvrosiyivka, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Wednesday …read more Source: The Globe and...
All eyes on rebels after Ukraine, Russia agree to work on ceasefire
Leaders meet in Belarus to discuss truce in separatist violence, with Putin saying he aims to help create trust in Kiev’s internal matter …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine captures Russian soldiers on its territory; Russia says they crossed ‘by accident’
The incident comes only hours before the presidents of the two countries were due to meet for the first time in months …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine President signs decree to dissolve parliament
Move by Petro Poroshenko paves way for a new election …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending troops disguised as rebels across border
Ukrainian government forces engaged with a separatist armored column near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine President pledges $3 billion boost to defence at independence parade
President Petro Poroshenko pledged to spend an extra 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) by 2017 during a speech marking Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 …read more Source: The Globe and...
Aid trucks start crossing back into Russia
Convoy had entered Ukraine without government’s permission …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russians brought artillery into Ukraine, fired at Kiev’s forces, NATO says
West has long accused Russia of supporting the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, but this is the first time it has said it had evidence of the direct involvement of the Russian military …read more Source: The Globe and...
