Section: US & Canada
2 Parties Stay Within Ukraine’s Governing Coalition
2 parties remain in Ukraine’s governing coalition despite opposition to decentralization bill …read more Source: ABC...
Russia Vows to Counter New US Sanctions
Russia said on Wednesday it would respond in kind to new U.S. sanctions imposed on the country over the Ukraine crisis. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website that Moscow will take “countermeasures” that will not necessarily “mirror” the U.S. sanctions. The ministry said “the U.S. should have no...
Accused Kyiv Grenade Thrower Described As ‘Brave’ Soldier
Authorities in Ukraine have arrested a 24-year-old nationalist volunteer soldier as the suspected grenade thrower in a deadly attack on security forces in Kyiv on August 31. Ihor Humenyuk warned in a YouTube video that Ukrainian people would only wait so long for reforms before it “will burst.” …read more Source: Radio Free...
U.S., EU Widen Sanctions On Russia
The United States and the European Union are widening sanctions against dozens of Russians and Ukrainian individuals and entities with connections to Crimea’s annexation and the ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ashley Madison Cheats On Ukraine
The world’s most infamous cheaters site is dabbling in a contentious political affair. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Giurgiulesti Journal: Village in Moldova Thrives After a Lifeline Leads to a Port on the Danube
In 1999, in exchange for ceding a stretch of contested road to Ukraine, landlocked Moldova received a strip of land along the Danube River. …read more Source: The New York...
Separatist Rebels in Ukraine’s Luhansk Switch to Russian Rouble
A Kremlin spokesman says the decision shows the appeal of the Russian currency …read more Source:...
Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?
Stephen F. CohenAs well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’? …read more Source: The...
EU Extends Sanctions On Russia As Moscow Warns Of ‘Negative Consequences’
The European Union agreed Wednesday to extend its sanctions against Russian firms and individuals and Ukrainian separatists for another six months until March 2016. On the same day, the United States added 29 more people to its sanctions list against Russia, Reuters reported. …read more Source: International Business...
Putin’s War: Kiev Protests Reflect Frustration With War Strategy
A vote on more autonomy for the eastern regions occupied by pro-Russian forces sparks violence. …read more Source:...
