Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, Russia Trade Angry Accusations as War Fever Mounts
Ukraine and Russia were locked in a war of words Thursday over the Kremlin’s claim that Kyiv infiltrated trained saboteurs into Crimea tasked with targeting “critical infrastructure” — an alleged mission Russian President Vladimir Putin is now citing as the reason for his decision to pull out of scheduled peace talks in Normandy. Ukrainian...
Ukraine Orders Troops to High Alert
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops on the border with Crimea and the frontline in Eastern Ukraine to be on high alert on Thursday, following Russian accusations that Ukrainian intelligence agents plotted terror attacks in Crimea. The alert, announced in a statement posted to social media, comes amid a period of increased...
Ukraine’s president orders military on high alert following Putin comments
Andrew V. PestanoKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Ukrainian President Poroshenko on Thursday ordered all military units near the border of Crimea to be placed on the highest alert of combat preparedness. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine puts troops along Crimean border on combat alert
Ukraine’s president ordered the army to be on combat alert Thursday on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following Moscow’s accusations that Ukraine sent in ‘saboteurs’ to carry out attacks in Crimea. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine puts troops along Crimean border on combat alert
Ukraine’s president ordered the army to be on combat alert Thursday on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following Moscow’s accusations that Ukraine sent in “saboteurs” to carry out attacks in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Crimean Tatar Activist To Be Forced To Psychiatric Clinic For Test
A court in Russia-annexed Crimea has ruled that a noted Crimean Tatar activist, Ilmi Umerov, must be placed in a psychiatric clinic for examination. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine puts troops on combat alert, tension with Russia mounts
Following accusation from Putin that Ukraine’s government plotted attack on Russian troops in Crimea, both sides bear down …read more Source:...
Ukraine Puts Troops Along Crimean Border On Combat Alert
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s president ordered the army to be on combat alert Thursday on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following Moscow’s accusations that Ukraine sent in “saboteurs” to carry out attacks in Crimea. Read More → …read more Source:...
Live: Ukrainian President wants talks with US, Germany, France, EU and Russia
Our live blog is bringing you reaction as Ukrainian President Poroshenko orders his foreign minister to initiate telephone calls with world leaders. …read more Source:...
Merely PR or Real Policy Breakthroughs?
As we wrote yesterday, the opportunity for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan to come up with some kind of way to say they are cooperating in Syria that pointedly sidelines the United States might be a temptation too tasty to pass up. It looks like we were right. AFP: Turkey on Thursday called on Russia to...
