Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Sets Its Sights On Joining NATO
KIEV, April 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine, locked in conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east, on Thursday drew up a new security doctrine denouncing Russia’s “aggression” and setting its sights on joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. Oleksander Turchynov, head of the national security council, told a session...
US, Russian War Games Rekindle Cold War Tensions
Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries. The simulated bombs release smoke on impact, but the M-61 cannon fires live ammunition, rattling the aircraft with a deafening tremor and shattering...
‘I kill if I want to’: Russian rebel commander says he shot dead 15 Ukrainian POWs
A Russian commander in the Kremlin-backed separatist battalion in eastern Ukraine claims to have shot dead 15 Ukrainian soldiers taken captive by his fighters Meanwhile, Amnesty International discovered evidence of summary killings of Ukrainian soldiers at the hands of separatists. See also: Ukraine’s nameless dead ‘would take forever...
Ukraine Rebels Killed Captive Soldiers, Claims Amnesty International
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have killed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law. The human rights group said in a statement that footage it has seen shows at least four Ukrainian soldiers — now...
Amnesty Says Ukraine Rebels Killed Captive Soldiers
Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have killed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law. The human rights group said in a statement that footage it has seen shows at least four Ukrainian soldiers — now confirmed dead — being...
US, Russia Stage Competing War Games Along Russia’s Border
AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia—Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries. The simulated bombs release smoke on impact, but the M-61 cannon fires live ammunition, rattling the aircraft with a deafening...
Interview: Amnesty International Says Separatists ‘Executed’ Captive Ukrainian Soldiers
Amnesty International says “shocking new evidence” shows pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine have killed soldiers in their captivity execution-style. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Foreign Agents
It’s time for a confession. I have worked as a “foreign agent.” When I lived and traveled in Asia and Eastern Europe, I was an employee of U.S.-based NGOs. I was paid by these organizations to promote social change in those parts of the world. I worked hand-in-hand with groups that often criticized their own governments. Of...
Amnesty says Ukraine rebels killed captive soldiers
Amnesty International accuses Ukraine separatists of killing captured government soldiers …read more Source:...
US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions
A show of U.S. military power in the Baltic countries in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine raises the specter that either side could misinterpret a move by the other.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
