Section: US & Canada
Donetsk Separatists Release 16 Captured Ukrainian Soldiers
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s easter region of Donetsk have freed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Inflation Spikes In Ukraine
New figures show that inflation in Ukraine during the first quarter of this year increased 20.3 percent compared to the January-March period in 2014, and that last month alone it rose by 45.8 percent. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moving To Russia? First You Have To Answer Some Questions About Stalin, Crimea Under New Immigration Test
Moving to Russia? Get ready to answer some questions about Soviet dictator Josef Stalin first. And beef up on your knowledge of Crimea while you are at it. …read more Source: International Business...
Poland to build watchtowers along border with Russian region: report
The move comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Global...
Czech President, US Envoy Spar Over Moscow Parade
Czech President Milos Zeman has “closed the door” of Prague Castle to the U.S. ambassador, Andrew Schapiro, following the envoy’s comments comments perceived as critical of the Czech leader’s decision to attend a World War II commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports. European Union leaders are boycotting...
Poland to Build 24-Hour Surveillance Watchtowers on Russian Border
Poland is enforcing its 200km land border with Russia, with a series of high-tech watchtowers in a bid to provide Polish authorities with instant updates on activity in the region, according to local press. The project, set to be fully operational by June will see six observation towers between 35 and 50 metres in height unveiled on...
Ukraine annual inflation rate hits 45.8 percent: official
Kiev (AFP) – Crisis-hit Ukraine saw its annual inflation rate hit 45.8 percent after a sharp acceleration of 10.8 percent in March, the country’s statistics office said Monday.Month-on-month inflation was 5.3 percent in February and 3.1 percent in January, showing a steep acceleration curve.After a year of armed conflict between...
Amid Russian Hostility, Poland To Build Watchtowers On Border With Kaliningrad
Poland’s border service will erect six guard towers at the frontier with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in June, Polish information agency PAP reported. The towers are expected to oversee border operations as well as add another layer of security against recent Russian hostility in the region. The development comes amid rising tension...
Vladimir Putin Surges to Second in TIME 100 Poll
Vladimir Putin has surged into second place in the TIME 100 poll, far surpassing other national leaders as a nominee for the most influential figure in world politics. Russia’s bellicose president has acquired notoriety abroad and adulation at home thanks to his rumored support for Ukrainian rebels and his annexation of Crimea last year. He...
Paramilitary groups join Ukrainian army
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, April 6 (UPI) — The leader of a pro-Ukrainian extremist militia was appointed an adviser to the Ukrainian military’s Chief of General Staff. …read more Source: United Press...
