Section: US & Canada
Observers: Russia Prolonging Conflict in Ukraine
Kiev—A peaceful resolution to Russia’s intervention in eastern Ukraine is unlikely in the near future as Russia seeks to preserve its gains in the country while securing relief from Western sanctions, according to recent reports. Observers in Donetsk and other contested parts of the eastern Donbass region who were interviewed for a lengthy...
Russia and Ukraine reach deal to temporarily unblock trucks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement that will allow long-haul trucks a grace period to “return home” after Ukraine-licensed vehicles were forbidden from transiting Russian territory and vice versa. …read more Source: CNS...
Tomaszewski: Ditch the memorial and educate people about communism instead
In this newspaper recently, Paul Dewar argued against the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism, dismissing communism as only an “idea.” Mr. Dewar was born in 1963, so presumably he was able to read newspapers long before the Soviet Union collapsed, and was around when the Tiananmen Square massacre took place. If he was a precocious...
Ukraine’s government survives no confidence vote
MOSCOW (AP) — The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no confidence vote on Tuesday even though a majority of lawmakers harshly criticized its work. The vote reflected simmering political tensions amid Ukraine’s economic troubles that have eroded public support for Yatsenyuk’s Cabinet. The failure to...
Ukraine’s Government Survives No Confidence Vote
The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has survived a no confidence vote …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine’s government survives no confidence vote
The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has survived a no confidence vote. The motion got 194 votes in the Verkhovna Rada Tuesday, falling short of the 226 votes required to oust the Cabinet. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Government Survives No Confidence Vote
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survives no confidence vote …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survives no confidence vote
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survives no confidence vote. …read more Source:...
Ukraine President Asks PM to Resign
Ukraine’s president has asked the country’s prime minister to resign in the face of what is perceived as the government’s failure to fight corruption and overcome an economic crisis. President Petro Poroshenko’s surprise request Tuesday followed opinion polls that showed growing public disenchantment with the government of...
Ukraine’s president calls for prime minister to resign
The crisis has been building for two years and threatens the embattled coalition government. …read more Source: The Washington...
