Section: US & Canada
Putin, in Crimea for Annexation Anniversary, Launches Power Stations
By Anastasia LyrchikovaSEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin inaugurated two new power stations in Crimea on Monday after flying… …read more Source: U.S....
NATO, EU condemn Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea
NATO and the European Union are condemning Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula five years after Moscow declared the region Russian territory. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin in Crimea as Russia Marks Five Years Since Annexation
Russia on Monday marked the fifth anniversary of its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, a move condemned by Kiev and its Western allies but celebrated by most Russians. President Vladimir Putin was to take part in celebrations in the Black Sea peninsula, launching a power station and meeting members of the public, the Kremlin said. Moscow took...
Canada To Announce ‘Extension Of Ukraine Training Mission’
Canada is set to announce it will extend its 200-member military training mission in Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing a source directly familiar with the matter. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine comedy actor, leads race for president
KIEV, Ukraine | It’s a literal case of life imitating art: A comic actor who scored a ratings hit playing a pretend Ukrainian president on TV finds himself the real-life front-runner for president as voters prepare to head to the polls at the end of the month. Political newcomer Volodymyr … …read more Source: The Washington...
Putin To Visit Crimea To Mark Five Years Since Peninsula ‘Rejoined’ Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Crimea on March 18 to mark the fifth anniversary of what Moscow considers the day Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula became part of Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin to Mark 5 years of Annexation in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Crimea on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, condemned by the West but celebrated by most Russians. A Kremlin statement on Sunday said Putin would visit the peninsula and its largest city Sevastopol to attend celebrations...
Mogherini Slams Russia As EU Marks Fifth Anniversary Of Crimea’s ‘Illegal Annexation’
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has marked the fifth anniversary of Russia’s seizure and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula with scathing criticism of the Kremlin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ten Arrested At Poroshenko Campaign Appearance
Ten people were reported arrested after nationalist protesters attempted to disrupt a campaign appearance by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the central city of Poltava. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russians, firms for actions against Ukraine
The U.S. Treasury moved Friday to sanction six Russians and defense entities connected to Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian vessels and sailors in November. …read more Source: United Press...
