Section: US & Canada
Nemtsov report: 220 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine battles
MOSCOW (AP) — A report containing material compiled by slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov says at least 220 Russian soldiers died in… …read more Source:...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Putin amid Ukraine, Syria tensions
Kerry lays a wreath at a World War II memorial ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin. It is Kerry’s first visit to Russia since May 2013 and the advent…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine crisis: John Kerry to meet Putin in Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine in early 2014. Mr Putin’s spokesman called the visit a “positive step” and said the Russian leader was prepared for “extensive” discussions at the meeting in Sochi. Mr Kerry will also meet his Russian...
Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine: opposition report
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow spent more than 53 billion rubles ($1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east… …read more Source:...
Slain politician’s damning report on Putin is published
It’s the investigative report the Kremlin never wanted the public to see. Authored by slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and released posthumously Tuesday by fellow activists and journalists in Moscow, the report is titled simply: “Putin. War.” The document, Nemtsov’s last in a series of reports on corruption in...
Kerry arrives in Russia to meet Putin amid Ukraine, Syria tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin with an eye on easing badly strained relations over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: Global...
Kerry arrives in Russia to push Putin on Ukraine crisis
Sochi (Russia) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Russian resort of Sochi Tuesday for high stakes talks seeking to push President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire.Kerry was to meet Putin in the Black Sea city at “a critical moment” for Ukraine aiming to ensure the “next steps...
Ukraine erases communist reminders as it tries to ditch past
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A hulking steel statue of a victorious female warrior bearing aloft sword and shield looms in dour majesty over the Ukrainian capital. The Motherland Monument’s shield bears the Communist hammer-and-sickle, but maybe not for much longer. …read more Source: CNS...
Russia Slams ‘Unfriendly’ U.S. Ahead of Kerry Visit
“Russian-U.S. relations are passing through a difficult period caused by targeted unfriendly actions by Washington,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, accusing the U.S. of being chiefly responsible for the crisis over Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Putin amid Ukraine, Syria tensions
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin with an eye on easing badly strained relations over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: CNS...
