Section: US & Canada
Analysis: Russian Military Activities from South China Sea to Sevastopol
Russian troops participating in the Kavkaz-2016 exercise Donald Thieme | USNI Russia is simultaneously conducting operations along the eastern Ukraine border, participating in large bilateral naval exercises with China in the South China Sea and conducting large-scale amphibious exercises in the Black Sea around the Crimean peninsula. The Russian...
The Daily Vertical: Russia Accused Ukraine Of What?!
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Russia Accused Ukraine Of What?! (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Rebels Break Latest Ceasefire Vow and Open Fire 50 Times, Say Defense Forces
Ukraine’s defense forces near the rebel-held east of the country have accused Russian-backed fighters of opening fire 50 times on Wednesday, including the use of artillery fire. The two militant groups in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions called for an end to hostilities starting at midnight on Thursday morning. This is despite...
Oliver Stone to Release Vladimir Putin Film in 2017
U.S. film director and political commentator Oliver Stone has announced he is working on a documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin that will be released next year. The Oscar winner told Russian pro-government tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda that his planned film about Putin “should be screened next year.” He also announced that his...
Both sides report violations of cease-fire in Ukraine
Separatist rebels and government troops are both reporting violations of a cease-fire that was supposed to begin in eastern Ukraine at midnight on Wednesday. …read more Source: USA...
German, French Ministers Visit Eastern Ukraine
The German and French foreign ministers have made their first visit to eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Death Toll From Ukraine Conflict Tops 9,600
The United Nations says the death toll from the conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached more than 9,600 as the situation in the region deteriorates. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Death Toll From Ukraine Conflict Tops 9,600
The United Nations says the death toll from the conflict in eastern Ukraine has reached more than 9,600 as the situation in the region deteriorates. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
German and French foreign ministers make first visit to war-torn east Ukraine
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Kramatorsk, a city controlled by the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Business...
