Section: US & Canada
Ukraine vows to increase troops to fend off rebel attacks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday.Speaking during a military parade, President Petro...
Ukraine vows to increase troops to fend off rebel attacks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine’s president pledges more troops to fend off rebels
Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Vows to Increase Troops to Fend off Rebel Attacks
Ukraine’s president, in Independence Day speech, pledges more troops to fend off rebel attacks …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine vows to increase troops to fend off rebel attacks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president vowed to increase troop numbers to fend off attacks by Russia-backed separatist rebels and warned his countrymen that there is still the threat of a “large-scale invasion,” in an impassioned speech to mark Independence Day on Monday…. …read more Source: Associated...
Massive Shelling From Ukrainian Forces Damage Petrovsky and Kirovsky, Donetsk Administration Claims
The city administration of Donetsk complained Monday that there had been overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces on Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts. Preliminary reports suggested that no one has been injured in the alleged attack. Donetsk News Agency reported that the Kirovsky district had been attacked around 11 p.m. local time. There were...
The Daily Vertical: Ukraine’s War Of Independence
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Briefing: Shuffling The Oligarchs
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of The Power Vertical blog, and appears every Monday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine faces risky year fighting to escape Russian orbit: Poroshenko
KIEV(Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year, warning that Russia had several strategies to… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko Vows To Raise Troop Numbers
Thousands of servicemen have marched in central Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
