Section: US & Canada
Crimeans enter 2016 struggling, but optimistic
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — As New Year’s Eve approaches, the central square of Crimea’s largest city is festooned with bright festive decorations, including a soaring artificial tree that flashes and winks. But areas just a few steps away are sunk in darkness, the street lamps turned off because of an electricity shortage. Sevastopol...
Crimeans enter 2016 struggling, but optimistic
Sevastopol and the rest of Crimea are slowly recovering from a blackout that hit the Russia-annexed peninsula in late November when unidentified attackers blew up pylons of the lines from mainland Ukraine that supplied nearly all its electricity. The blackout underscored how dependent Crimea remained on Ukraine even after Russia claimed control...
Crimeans enter New Year with struggles, but no desire to return to Ukraine’s fold
As New Year’s Eve approaches, the central square of Crimea’s largest city is festooned with bright festive decorations, including a soaring artificial tree that flashes and winks. …read more Source: FOX...
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Crimeans enter New Year with struggles, but no desire to return to Ukraine’s fold …read more Source: ABC...
In Odesa, Ukraine’s Reform Agenda Faces Crucial Test
As its crusading Governor Mikheil Saakashvili grabs the Ukrainian national spotlight, there are fears that Odesa continues to languish in corruption. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chaos In Court As Thugs Barge Into Hearing For Ukraine Oligarch’s Ally
A day in court for Ukrainian businessman-turned-politician Hennadiy Korban descended into chaos after thugs barged into the courtroom in Kyiv and began randomly beating those in atendance. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: War Returns To Donbas
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
They ‘can go viral in a matter of seconds’: An inside look at how ISIS sympathies spread in the US
Militant website / APA recent report has shown the extent to which ISIS’ influence has extended into the US, with hundreds of Americans following pro-ISIS accounts on social-media platforms. The terrorist group also known as the Islamic State and ISIL recruits people from all over the world, including the US. Thousands of people from...
International observers come under fire in eastern Ukraine
A team of international observers monitoring the shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine says it came under fire while inspecting a village. …read more Source: Global...
Senior Russian rabbi accuses Ukrainian president of ‘using Jewish card’
(JTA) — A senior Russian rabbi accused the president of Ukraine of glossing over his country’s Holocaust record and lying about Russia’s treatment of Jews. Rabbi Boruch Gorin, spokesman for Rabbi Berel Lazar, one of Russia’s chief rabbis, made the accusation in an Op-Ed published Friday on the news site Jewish.ru following...
