Section: US & Canada
Trump White House issues muted response to renewed violence in Ukraine
Evgeniy Maloletka/AP WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Wednesday maintained a low-key approach to the latest flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine, where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks. The restrained tone may reflect the start of a new U.S. approach to dealing with Russia’s cross-border...
As Ukraine violence continues, Ottawa considers sending troops
Government forces and Russian-backed rebels have traded heavy fire in eastern Ukraine over the past few days, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more. …read more Source: Toronto...
UNICEF: East Ukraine Fighting Leaves Thousands in Bitter Cold
More than 17,000 people in a Ukrainian town are facing temperatures far below freezing with no heating or electricity after fighting destroyed power and water lines, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Wednesday. Intense shelling around the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine on Sunday halted power supply to heating systems as...
Trump officials condemn Iran missile test, ignore Ukraine violence as Putin smiles on
Vladimir Putin’s U.S. foreign policy appeared to be taking hold nicely Wednesday as White House press secretary Sean Spicer quickly punted on questions about rising violence in eastern Ukraine while national security adviser Michael Flynn condemned a recent Iran missile test. Flynn rushed into the White House briefing Wednesday to say the...
US flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
The Trump administration on Wednesday maintained a low-key approach to the latest flare-up of violence in eastern Ukraine, where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks. The restrained … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Group calls for cease-fire amid upsurge in Ukraine fighting
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Freezing residents of an eastern Ukraine town battered by an upsurge in fighting between government troops and… …read more Source:...
US flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appears to be taking a low-key approach to a flare-up in violence in eastern Ukraine where the… …read more Source:...
The Trump Administration Turns its Back on the World’s Refugees
President Trump and his senior advisors have sought to downplay the significance of the sweeping restrictions on refugees and immigrants from selected Muslim-majority countries. They have claimed that it only directly affected 109 people traveling to the United States, and have insisted that it is “not a Muslim ban” in one statement,...
Putin Testing Trump Early with Ukraine Attacks
After the two presidents spoke by phone this weekend, attacks on government-held territories in Ukraine have skyrocketed. …read more Source: Foreign...
War Returns With A Fury To Embattled Ukrainian City
Nearly three years since first erupting, the war here in eastern Ukraine has exploded anew, with deadly fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatists reported up and down the 450-kilometer front line. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
