Section: US & Canada
Russia was ready to deploy nukes over Crimea, Putin says
MOSCOW — Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday. Putin also expanded on a previous admission that the well-armed forces in unmarked uniforms who took...
Crimea’s Curse One Year On
Russia thought it could trump international law in Crimea, but it has just begun to feel the consequences. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces ‘on alert’ over Crimea
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put the country’s nuclear forces on alert as he sought to annex Crimea last year after the fall of a Moscow-backed government in Kiev.In a nearly three-hour documentary aired on state TV in Russia on Sunday a year after the takeover of the Black Sea Peninsula from...
Putin: Russia considered nuclear option over Crimea
Russian president shown in documentary discussing Ukraine situation amid speculation over his whereabouts …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Jewish leader stands his ground
Born after the Holocaust, Ukrainian Jewish leader Josef Zissels might have thought himself lucky just to be alive. But instead of living quietly as a radio engineer in the then Soviet state, he became an outspoken dissident and human rights activist, was arrested twice for “defaming the Soviet political and social system,” and served a total of...
Ukrainian widow gets helping hand from U.S. readers
Five months ago, Nadezda Panasyk was marooned in a battle zone in separatist-held eastern Ukraine. Today the 75-year-old has a new home and new adopted family thanks to USA TODAY readers who were moved to make donations after seeing her story. …read more Source: USA...
Putin: Russia Prepared Raising Nuclear Readiness Over Crimea
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday. Putin’s comments, in a documentary being shown on state TV, highlight the extent to which alarm spread in...
Putin says he was prepared to raise nuclear alert during Crimea crisis
In a documentary aired Sunday, Putin said that he was prepared to bring nuclear weapons to a state of alert during the Crimean crisis. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Where In The World Is Vladimir Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t been seen in public in 10 days, and the world is starting to wonder why. Putin’s absence has stretched from a brief hiatus to an eternity in Kremlin-time. He was last seen meeting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5. On March 11, Putin canceled a visit to Kazakhstan in a move that...
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
