Section: US & Canada
Obama: Ukraine ‘vulnerable’ to Russian ‘military domination’ no matter what U.S. does
U.S. President Barack Obama said that Ukraine “is going to be vulnerable to military domination by Russia no matter what” the United States does. In one of a series of interviews published on March 10 that formed the basis of an article in The Atlantic magazine, Mr. Obama said that Ukraine was clearly a core […] …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian journalist details her 419 days in separatist captivity
Ukrainian journalist Maria Varfolome-yeva spent 419 days in Russia-backed separatists’ captivity in eastern Ukraine, where the 30-year-old woman was accused of spying. On March 3, the separatists exchanged her for two people – a Russian citizen who was fighting for the separatists and whom Ukraine had sentenced to 11 years in prison, and...
Violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv releases unique CD of Classical Ukrainian works
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – “I wanted to share Ukrainian music but with a different view. Most Ukrainian music of the 20th century is recorded by artists with a ‘Soviet bias,’ gravitating to heaviness with a ‘large expansive approach.’ Taking into account that I was born in Soviet Ukraine, performed concerts throughout a modern independent...
Why Putin Went Into Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin withdrawing his main forces from Syria. Russia appears to have deployed about 70 aircraft and more than 4,000 support personnel to protect and maintain the aircraft. It was not a major deployment, but it shifted the situation on the ground. Before the deployment there had...
Rebel Rep: Ukraine Truce Deal Could Take Years to Implement
A rebel representative at peace talks for eastern Ukraine said on Friday a truce deal between the Ukrainian government and separatists could take years to be implemented.Fighting has subsided in eastern Ukraine since the deal was signed in Minsk, Belarus, in February last… …read more Source:...
The Saturday Profile: Ex-Professor Upsets Ukraine Politics, and Russia Peace Accord
Oksana I. Syroyid has shot to the top of politics in Ukraine by trying to derail a peace accord with Russia. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia marks 2 year anniversary of Crimea annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia marks 2 year anniversary of Crimea annexation
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia. Russia’s annexation of Crimea, followed by a Moscow-backed rebellion in eastern Ukraine, prompted the West to impose...
Russia Marks 2 Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Crimea to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine wants sanctions for 46 people in Savchenko case; Russia denies existence of list
Amy R. ConnollyMOSCOW, March 18 (UPI) — Ukraine is pressing for the European Union to impose sanctions on nearly 50 people it considers responsible for the “illegal detention” of Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: United Press...
