Section: US & Canada
The Latest: Haley condemns Russia’s actions in east Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on a resurge of fighting in Ukraine (all times local): 11:40 p.m. U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is condemning Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine and warning Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. The new...
The Latest: Haley condemns Russia’s actions in east Ukraine
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on a resurge of fighting in Ukraine (all times local):11:40 p.m.U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is condemning… …read more Source:...
Putin accuses Ukraine of escalating conflict to rally U.S. support
Fighting has intensified in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed rebels. …read more Source: Toronto...
Putin visits Hungary, hoping to capitalize on European divisions
BUDAPEST, Hungary — When Russian President Vladimir Putin last paid a visit to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban was under siege for his autocratic style, Russia was isolated for its seizure of Crimea, and both men were called xenophobes for their hard-line stance on immigration. There is talk of lifting the economic sanctions placed on Russia...
How uncertainty over Trump is fueling Ukraine’s latest deadly violence
Though their explanations differ, Kiev, Moscow, and the rebels in the restive Donbass region all point to the new US administration’s ambivalence about Ukraine as cause for the spate of fighting. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Putin says Ukraine escalated conflict to bolster US support
Salvos of artillery shook a sector of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels. Two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight and 10 others wounded, the government said; rebels said one of their fighters was killed. …read more Source: FOX...
Donetsk Returns To Darkest Days Of War
Major fighting around an industrial city in Donetsk has everyone asking if Putin is up to something big, or just testing the resolve of a new Trump administration. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine Will Lose Its War by Winning It
Kiev has always said it wants eastern Ukraine back. It might soon regret those words. …read more Source: Foreign...
McCain Urges Trump to Give Ukraine Lethal Defensive Aid
A top Republican senator is urging President Donald Trump to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive aid as the fight there against Russian-backed rebels has again intensified in recent days. “In the first of what will be many tests for your new administration, Russia and its proxy forces launched attacks against Ukrainian forces this week, killing...
GOP senator tries to reassure Australia after Trump call
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican senator on Thursday sought to assure Australia that the United States remains a staunch ally following a tense discussion between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Arizona Sen. John McCain said in a statement that he spoke with Joe Hockey, Australia’s ambassador to...
