Section: US & Canada
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. Pavlo Klimkin told the Organization for Security … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
CNN: U.S. Making Plans To Sail Warship Into Black Sea
The channel reported December 5 that U.S. military officials have asked the State Department to notify Turkey of possible plans for a ship to pass through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US Diplomat: Russia Should Release Ukrainian Sailors by Christmas
U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volkers says Russia needs to release the Ukrainian sailors taken captive in the Kerch Strait in late November by Christmas or “before the New Year.” Volkers spoke with VOA on Monday in Washington, explaining that the United States and its Western allies are considering a number of options...
US Challenges Russian Claims in Sea of Japan
A U.S. Navy destroyer on Wednesday sailed into waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan in a direct challenge to Moscow. The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell “sailed in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to challenge Russia’s excessive maritime claims and uphold the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea enjoyed by...
An Embattled Ukrainian Port City Braces for Russian ‘Economic Warfare’
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—The world is finally paying attention to Galina Odnorog. On behalf of the port of Mariupol, the 50-year-old Ukrainian volunteer activist has been coordinating a media outreach campaign since August 2017, trying to alert Western countries to the threat posed by Russia to Ukraine-bound shipping traffic in the Sea of Azov. “Russia...
Adonis Stevenson’s stable but critical after traumatic brain injury: Doctor
QUEBEC — The medical team treating boxer Adonis Stevenson in a Quebec City hospital said Wednesday it is too early to say anything definitive about his prognosis as he continues to receive treatment for a severe traumatic brain injury. Intensive care specialist Dr. Alexis Turgeon told reporters the 41-year-old fighter remains in stable but...
Prosecutors Ramp Up Foreign Lobbying Probe In New York
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...
Key Ukrainian church gathering slated for next week
Ukraine’s Orthodox clerics will gather for a meeting next week that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian church, the country’s leader said Wednesday, as the authorities ramped up pressure on priests to support the move. …read more Source: FOX...
Hero In Ukraine, Hated In Belarus
Mikhail Zhyzneuski, who was shot dead during the Euromaidan protests of 2014, is considered a hero in Ukraine. But in his home city of Homiel in Balarus, his grave has been vandalized and his family say they have been treated as pariahs. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s iconic ex-pilot goes on hunger strike in prison
A celebrated former Ukrainian military pilot in jail on charges of plotting an attack on parliament says she has started refusing food and water in protest. Nadiya Savchenko said Wednesday … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
