Section: US & Canada
Report: Russia Massing Troops, Heavy Weapons At Ukrainian Border
The Russian Army has brought large numbers of troops and hundreds of pieces of military hardware to an area near the Ukrainian border, a Reuters correspondent reports. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U-20 World Cup to open under FIFA graft cloud
Wellington (AFP) – The corruption scandal engulfing FIFA will not overshadow the Under-20 World Cup when it kicks off this weekend in New Zealand, organisers said Thursday.The tournament’s organising committee chairman, FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb, was among seven people arrested in raids on a Zurich hotel Wednesday.FIFA...
Dramatic Battle Violates Ukraine Cease-Fire
RFE/RL has recorded dramatic evidence of the cease-fire in Ukraine being violated, with pro-government forces coming under sustained shelling in the village of Shyrokyne. The attack, filmed on May 24, resulted in one Ukrainian soldier dying of shrapnel wounds and another being wounded. Ukrainian military officials said Russian-backed separatists...
Hopes Turn To Despair For Donetsk Family In Russia
The Denisenkos and their four children fled the conflict in eastern Ukraine last fall. But the warm welcome they had been promised in Russia never materialized. Instead, the family is facing hostility, unemployment, and crushing poverty. They now desperately want to return home. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Russia, Putin still stirring up fight in Ukraine, independent report says
Doug G. WareKIEV, Ukraine, May 28 (UPI) — Despite repeated denials from Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin is still keeping up the fight against Ukraine, an independent investigation concludes. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukrainian Separatist Leader Laid To Rest
The funeral has been held of prominent Ukrainian separatist commander Aleksei Mozgovoi, who was killed in a mysterious gangland-style hit on May 23. The May 27 funeral was attended by members of his unit, the Ghost battalion, and residents in rebel-held Alchevsk. It concluded with a volley of gunfire in his honor. Rebel leaders have said Kyiv was...
Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine
The scene at the base offers some of the clearest evidence to date of what appeared to be a concerted Russian military build-up in the area …read more Source: The Globe and...
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
Dresden (Germany) (AFP) – Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyone’s minds. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada,...
Study: Russian, Ukrainian Economic Competitiveness Dropped
According to a global ranking, Russia and Ukraine have seen their economic competitiveness plummet over the past year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sevilla retains title as Dnipro player collapses
Sevilla made European football history Wednesday by becoming the first club to win the continent’s second-tier competition four times, beating Dnipro 3-2 in a final marred by the late collapse of one of the Ukrainian’s side’s players. …read more Source:...
