Section: US & Canada
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — The European Union offered more money and the promise of visa-free travel to some post-communist nations Friday in an East-West partnership that has tempered its ambitions after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Amnesty says torture of Ukraine war prisoners is rife
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Amnesty International says both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are almost daily perpetrating war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners. …read more Source: CNS...
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — The European Union offered more money and the promise of visa-free travel to some post-communist nations Friday in an East-West partnership that has tempered its ambitions after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
The New Cold War Is Getting Serious: US To Send B-52s To Sweden
The ultimate symbol of the Cold War is back to play a leading role in the confrontation between NATO and Russia that began last year over the Ukrainian conflict. The United States is sending the B-52 Stratofortress, the giant nuclear bomber that stood on alert for decades to strike the Soviet Union, to take part in an exercise in Sweden next...
EU, Ukraine Sign $2 Billion Loan Deal At Eastern Summit
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) loan deal to help revive Ukraine’s ailing economy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine crisis: Kiev prisoners ‘admit to being in Russian army’
Two men captured by Ukrainian troops on Saturday have confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces, a report by European mediators says. The pair were interviewed at a military hospital in Kiev by members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). “They were armed but had no orders to attack,” the security body...
Amnesty International: All sides in Ukraine fighting are perpetrating war crimes almost daily
Amnesty International says both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are almost daily perpetrating war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners. …read more Source: FOX...
Amnesty Says Torture of Ukraine War Prisoners Is Rife
Amnesty International: All sides in Ukraine fighting are perpetrating war crimes almost daily …read more Source: ABC...
Amnesty says torture of Ukraine war prisoners is rife
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Amnesty International says both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are almost daily perpetrating war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners. …read more Source: U.S....
EU, Ukraine ink $2 billion loan deal
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) loan deal in an effort to help revive the cash-strapped country’s economy. …read more Source: CTV...
