Section: US & Canada
Fires near Chornobyl nuclear plant have been put out, Ukraine officials say
Ukrainian emergency officials said Tuesday they have extinguished forest fires in the radiation-contaminated area near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, but acknowledged that grass was still smouldering in some areas. …read more Source::...
Can America Continue to Defend Europe From Russia Amid COVID-19?
KYIV, Ukraine—Disease has affected all of America’s wars. In the American Civil War, arguably the first war of the modern era, twice as many soldiers died from infectious disease as from enemy action. In the 1898 Spanish-American War, at least seven U.S. soldiers died from disease for every one who died in combat. In World War I, amid the...
Top Ukrainian Security Official Detained For Alleged Collaboration With Russia’s FSB
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says one of its top officials has been detained on suspicion of collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says It’s Ready for Hypersonic Missile Talks with US
Russia is ready to discuss hypersonic missiles and other arms control issues with the United States as part of wider discussions about strategic stability, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.Cold War-era arms control agreements have been in jeopardy as Russia’s relations with the West have soured in recent years.In August 2019,...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Rejects Suggestion of Using the Pandemic to Expand Political Influence
(MOSCOW) — Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday angrily rejected Western claims that Moscow has used the coronavirus crisis to expand its political influence, saying the world needs unity to surmount the pandemic. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that suggestions from some in the West that Russia had opaque motives for helping Italy...
Ukraine gov’t: Fire under control near Chernobyl nuclear power station
The Ukrainian government said Tuesday a large fire burning in the “exclusion zone” near the Chernobyl nuclear power station is under control, but witnesses say that doesn’t appear to be true. …read more Source:: United Press...
Senate Republican: Coronavirus response has ‘hampered’ Hunter Biden investigation
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said in a new interview that he is planning to release a status report on an investigation into Hunter Biden and Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings this summer, adding that the coronavirus pand… …read more Source:: The...
Forest Fires Rage Near Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Forest fires raged Tuesday in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat. Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft have been battling several forest fires around Chernobyl since last week. They managed to contain the initial blazes, but new fires are now raging close to the...
Forest fires rage near Chernobyl nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Forest fires raged Tuesday in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat. Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft have been battling several forest fires around Chernobyl since last week. They managed to contain the initial blazes, … …read...
Ukraine wildfires creep closer to Chernobyl
Wildfires in Ukraine reached an area less than a mile and a half from where some of the most dangerous waste from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is stored, according to an environmental group and Monday media reports.Greenpeace Russia officials told… …read more Source:: The...
