Section: US & Canada
NATO’s No. 2 in Europe Offers Support to Moldova, Ukraine
NATO’s no. 2 in Europe says alliance supports territorial integrity of Moldova, Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
U.S. Says Russia Air Defense Systems Inside Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of building up air defense systems inside eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian rebels in breach of a European-brokered truce. “This is the highest amount of Russian air defense equipment in eastern Ukraine since August,” State Department spokeswoman Marie...
Russia Sentences Crimean Historian To Seven Years In Jail
A historian from Crimea, Oleksiy Chyrniy, has been sentenced to seven years in jail in Russia on terrorism charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Police criticize anthropologist for showing images of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
The police officer leading of a team of experts working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down in Ukraine has criticized an anthropologist for showing images of victims at a lecture for medical students. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S. Says Russia Is Boosting Air Defenses Inside Ukraine
Russia is building up its air defenses inside of eastern Ukraine and bolstering forces along the border in violation of a recent truce. …read more Source:...
A Population Uprooted by Ukraine’s War Struggles to Get By
War has displaced about one million people in Ukraine from their homes, and some relief workers say not nearly enough aid is being provided. …read more Source: The New York...
Lost in Their Own Land
Over a million people have been forced to flee their homes because of the war in Ukraine. Many of these internally displaced people have struggled to find a new life. …read more Source: The New York...
The stadium of Ukraine’s best soccer club is empty, marred by war
Shakhtar Donetsk has for decades been one of Eastern Europe’s premier soccer clubs. It has won Ukraine’s premier league five years straight, and it’s $400 million Donbass Arena played host to the Euro 2012 championships But for nearly a year, as war rages in eastern Ukraine, the 50,000 seat stadium has sat empty, damaged by...
Russia Violating Ukraine Ceasefire, Training Rebels, Building Up Troops On Border: US State Department
Russia has violated the terms of the ceasefire in Ukraine by significantly increasing the number of its troops in the border region, and sending arms and drones to rebels, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. State department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, in a statement, that “combined Russian-separatist forces” were violating the...
Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War
Ottawa (AFP) – The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their Arctic neighbor Russia could make the North a frontline in a new Cold War.Senior envoys from the countries of the Arctic Council will meet on...
