Section: The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Putin orders suspension of Russia’s free trade zone with Ukraine
Russia has staunchly opposed plans to launch an EU-Ukraine free trade pact …read more Source: The Globe and...
Kerry seeks ‘common ground’ with Russia on Syria, Ukraine
Russia, U.S. are odds over the mechanics of a political transition aimed at halting the war in Syria, as well as the military approach to fighting the Islamic State group …read more Source: The Globe and...
Hollywood can have Star Wars but Ukraine gets Darth Mykolaiovych Vader
Darth Vader was bent on galactic domination, but his Ukrainian namesake enjoys more mundane pursuits: local politics, walking the family dog and a spot of embroidery. The Ukrainian citizen, who has changed his name to Darth Mykolaiovych Vader, ran for the post of local mayor in October, his political backers dressed as Stormtroopers. In his...
Ukraine lawmaker manhandles PM Yatseniuk in rowdy parliament scenes
Fighting erupts after member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc picks up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulls him from podium …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev
Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Kiev had one month of its own coal supplies left and was seeking alternative supplies from South Africa …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine stops buying natural gas from Russia, closes airspace
Gazprom said it has stopped sending gas to Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia to halt gas supplies to Ukraine over Crimea blackout
Crimea is relying on emergency generators to meet its basic power needs after power lines were blown up, with pro-Ukraine activists preventing repairs …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine, separatists trade accusations of ceasefire violations, increased attacks
Ukrainian military says separatist rebels violate ceasefire 21 times in past 24 hours, with one soldier killed …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia appeals to UN civil aviation body to open new probe into MH17 crash over Ukraine
Russia and the rebels insist that if the plane was destroyed by a missile, it must have been fired by the Ukrainian military …read more Source: The Globe and...
Video: MH17 downed by Russian-made missile: Dutch Safety Board
Issuing the long-awaited findings of its investigation into the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board says it was downed by a Russian-made Buk missile but does not say who was responsible for firing it …read more Source: The Globe and...
