Section: The Toronto Sun (Canada)
World is on brink of new Cold War: Gorbachev
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in a speech in Berlin on Saturday that East-West tensions over the Ukraine crisis were threatening to push the world into a new Cold War, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis
Ukraine’s military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country’s east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government forces. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Russians unite in march against West
Tens of thousands of people marched through Moscow under flags and banners hailing Russia as a great power on Tuesday in an annual parade which this year amounted to a show of defiance to the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Voting starts in parliamentary election in Ukraine
Ukrainians voted on Sunday in an election that is expected to strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end a separatist conflict in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Vladimir Putin accuses U.S. of damaging world order
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a “unilateral diktat” on the rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the West. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Russia still has troops in Ukraine, NATO says
Russia still has troops in eastern Ukraine and retains a very capable force on the border despite a partial withdrawal, NATO’s military commander said on Friday. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Families of MH17 victims to seek damages
AMSTERDAM – Dutch relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17, downed over Ukraine in July, will hold the Dutch government liable for damages for its handling of the aftermath of the crash, a lawyer representing families said on Friday. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine military says separatists violate month-old ceasefire
Ukraine’s military accused Russian-backed separatists of again violating a month-old ceasefire on Sunday, saying their forces came under attack in several parts of the east including the airport at the big city of Donetsk. …read more Source: The Toronto...
More Ukrainian soldiers killed, Poroshenko defends peace plan
Ukraine reported more deaths among its troops and separatists on Sunday despite a ceasefire, but President Petro Poroshenko defended his peace plan, saying a military solution was no option and Western support could have been at risk. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine says ceasefire violations preventing creation of buffer zone
The Ukrainian military accused separatists and Russian troops on Sunday of continuing to shoot at government forces despite a Sept. 5 ceasefire. …read more Source: The Toronto...
