Section: Toronto Star (Canada)
50 shades of war: Canadians dive into conflicts’ grey zones
Canadians are joining a murky spectrum of armed groups, from Ukraine to the Middle East. Should we cheer them or punish them? …read more Source: Toronto...
Putin tells Kremlin crowd Crimea move driven by ‘historic roots’
Dispelling rumours after 10-day absence, fit-looking Vladimir Putin says annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula was to protect ethnic Russians and regain ‘historic roots’ …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia launches large-scale military manoeuvres in Arctic
The war games come as Russia-West ties are strained over the Ukrainian crisis and the West is also boosting its military preparedness. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian Jewish leader stands his ground
Ukraine’s Jewish community is largely staying put, despite the violence and rumoured rise in anti-Semitism, Josef Zissels says. …read more Source: Toronto...
Putin says Russia put nuclear weapons on alert; helped ousted Ukraine President flee
Putin says Russian security forces kept contact with ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and eventually “we brought him to Russian territory.” …read more Source: Toronto...
In Ukraine, a clash of two mentalities
Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov discusses the turmoil in Ukraine and what is really dividing the country. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine accused by Russia of being slow to fulfil terms of peace deal
Russian-backed separatists and Kyiv blame each other for a slow and incomplete withdrawal of heavy weapons, after the Feb. 12 truce. …read more Source: Toronto...
U.S. says Russia sent new weapons to Ukraine rebels despite truce
U.S. assistant secretary of state says the continued delivery of weapons “is not compatible with the spirit or letter” of the ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Toronto...
Putin reveals secret deal to annex Ukraine
Vladimir Putin said that he met with security officials in February to make plans for saving Ukraine’s then-President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Toronto...
Inside the rebel beauty pageant: Where fighters trade combat boots for high heels
Female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers took Saturday off to take part in a beauty pageant. …read more Source: Toronto...
