Section: US & Canada
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s president has announced a call-up of reservists amid tensions with Russia. Relations between the two neighbors have strained further following the Nov. 25 incident in which Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko responded by...
Russia’s Putin Escaped Critique for Ukraine Actions at G20-German Conservative
BERLIN (Reuters) – The G20 summit in Argentina failed to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for his actions with regard to Ukraine,… …read more Source: U.S....
Kremlin Calls Absurd Accusation It Has Designs on Ukrainian Sea Ports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday called absurd a Ukrainian accusation it has designs on the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk in… …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine asks Canada to renew training mission as crisis with Russia heats up
Canada is being asked to renew its military training mission to Ukraine — a proposal that’s taking on a whole new level of urgency as border tension ramps up with Russia. …read more Source:...
NATO Set to Meet as Ukraine Demands Support Against Russian Attacks
Russia’s recent attack on Ukrainian naval vessels will likely top the agenda at a NATO meeting this week as the alliance searches for a robust response in the wake of the Kremlin’s latest act of aggression on Europe’s borders. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to join other foreign ministers for the two-day...
Ukraine Reiterates Call For ‘Germany, Allies’ To Increase Presence In Black Sea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has renewed a call for “Germany and the allies” to increase their naval presence in the Black Sea in order to be a “deterring factor” for Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that all Russian men aged 16 to 60 were barred from entering the country, the the latest sign of the steadily deteriorating relations between the two uneasy neighbours after the Russian coast guard fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea last weekend. …read more...
Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
Valentina Boldyreva stepped out of her two-story house on an overcast and snowy Sunday afternoon to say hello to her 76-year-old sister who lives on the other side of Friendship of People’s Street, a tall barbed-wire fence separating them. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia deploys S-400 surface-to-air missile battery in Crimea, seen in new satellite images
Satellite images shot Sunday and exclusively obtained by Fox News show a newly deployed Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile battery in the Dzhankoy airbase in Crimea, almost 19 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border. …read more Source: FOX...
Border Village Grinds to a Halt Amid Ukraine-Russia Tensions
Village straddling the Russia-Ukraine border is hit hard by travel restrictions. …read more Source: U.S....
