Section: US & Canada
U.S. carries out “extraordinary” flight over Ukraine, citing Russian attack
U.S. carries out flight after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea …read more Source:...
In Ukraine It’s Not Merely About Ukraine—Which Is Why the West Must Respond
Russia’s military actions against Ukraine in and around the Azov Sea have triggered more than a week now of reaction. Both the UN Security Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission convened emergency sessions. NATO member states issued statements. President Trump blurred American condemnation by saying, “We do not like what’s happening...
U.S. warns Russia with ‘extraordinary flight’ over Ukraine
Blasting Russia’s “dangerous escalation” in the region, U.S. planes on Thursday conducted an “extraordinary flight” over Ukraine in what Pentagon officials cast as a blunt warning to Moscow. The flights come as a direct response to last week’s incident in the Kerch Strait, which saw Russian forces fire on...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday voted to withdraw from a wide-ranging treaty on friendship with Russia, the latest step in escalating tensions between the two neighbors. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Bill To Terminate Friendship Treaty With Russia
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved a move by President Petro Poroshenko to terminate the country’s Treaty of Friendship with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea …read more Source: ABC...
Russia-Imposed Authorities In Crimea Detain Prominent Lawyer
Russia-imposed authorities in Crimea have detained a prominent lawyer, Emil Kurbedinov, his colleagues say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prosecutors Ramp Up Probe Into Foreign Lobbying By Firms Tied To Manafort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel’s Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation had been quiet for months since special...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
MILAN (AP) – Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea. Pavlo Klimkin told the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday that even though Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 …...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea. …read more Source: CTV...
