Section: US & Canada
Avoiding Lustration in Ukraine: Senior Prosecutor Evades Sweep Of Yanukovych-Era Officials
Ukrainian prosecutor Oleh Valendyuk should have been out of a job last fall, the victim of a lustration law meant to clear away members of former President Viktor Yanukovych’s team after his ouster at the hands of pro-European protesters. Instead, Valendyuk holds a higher position than ever: he is the top prosecutor in the capital, Kyiv....
Russia Disbands Crews Of French-Made Mistral Helicopter Carriers: Report
Russia has disbanded the crews of two French-made Mistral-class helicopter carriers, whose delivery was canceled by France in November 2014 in response to Moscow’s alleged involvement in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, a report said Friday. Both countries are currently said to be working on a tentative agreement on compensation...
Ukrainians, Australian kin mark year since MH17 downing
HRABOVE, Ukraine — In a solemn procession, residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago marched Friday to the crash site. Half a world away, Australia’s prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the attack as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra set in soil from the field where...
Russia Calls Ukrainian Constitutional Changes Inadequate
Russia has rejected proposed changes in Ukraine’s constitution as not going far enough to fulfill Ukraine’s obligations under the Minsk peace accord. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Remembering Victims Of Flight MH17 With Ukrainian Sunflowers
A year after a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all aboard, a Dutch town is remembering the victims with Ukrainian sunflowers. Flight MH17 was hit by a missile over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, amid fighting between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government. The plane was destroyed by a...
US Army chief of staff: Troop commitments ‘will be hard to maintain’ for much longer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army is far more heavily engaged around the world than projected when it began slashing force size several years ago, and its commitments will be hard to maintain in the long run as troop numbers shrink, General Ray Odierno said on Friday. Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said decisions about cutting the...
France, Germany Call For Implementation of Minsk Agreement
The leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine in a phone conversation on July 17, the French presidency said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Somber anniversary for downing of Malaysian jet
Friday marked one year since Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine …read more Source:...
Ukraine marks Malaysian plane crash anniversary
Dispute continues over who was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 one year ago, killing all 298 aboard …read more Source: Toronto...
How Russia Is Blocking Justice for the Victims of Flight 17
There was never any lack of witnesses to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed all 298 people on board. It happened in broad daylight exactly a year ago, on July 17, 2014, in a part of eastern Ukraine that separatist fighters had seized a few months earlier with abundant help from Russia. The names and whereabouts of their...
