Section: US & Canada
Russian Lawmaker Who Opposed Crimea Seizure May Lose Immunity
Russia’s lower pariament house may pave the way for the prosecution of the only member who voted against the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s whole banking system is falling apart
Ukraine’s banks are suffering as a combination of a currency collapse and a deep recession stretch their balance sheets to breaking point. So far this year 12 Ukrainian banks have lost their licenses and 14 have been placed under temporary administration, according to ratings agency Moody’s. That comes after 17 banks lost their...
Clashes Erupt Near Donetsk During Soldiers’ Rescue Effort
Ukrainian soldiers traded heavy fire with separatists as they tried to evacuate a wounded soldier from the no-man’s-land between the two sides. The fighting broke out on March 25 in the village of Pisky north of separatist-held Donetsk. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian parliament to rule on opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia considers legal action against lawmaker who voted against Crimea takeover
Prosecutor’s requested to proceed with legal actions against Ilya Ponomarev who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russian parliament to rule on the opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement.read more …read more Source: CNS...
U.S. Humvees Arrive In Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko welcomed the first 10 Humvees provided by the U.S. as part of non-lethal military aid. The vehicles were handed over to units which are fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. It’s expected that a total of 230 Humvees will be delivered within the next 45 days. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian...
Russian parliament considers request for legal actions against opposition lawmaker
The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian parliament to rule on the opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement. State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said Thursday the parliament received a request from Russian prosecutors to strip Ilya Ponomarev...
Moscow Says New U.S. National Security Strategy ‘Anti-Russian’
Moscow says the new U.S. new national security strategy is “anti-Russian.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
