Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Expects $5B Loan From IMF in ‘Coming Days’
Ukraine expects $5B loan from IMF in ‘coming days’ as economy struggles to stay afloat …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine expects $5B loan from IMF in ‘coming days’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s finance minister says the country is expecting to receive $5 billion in credit from the International Monetary Fund in the coming days— the first in a sought-for series of bailout loans the government hopes will keep Ukraine from an economic meltdown. The office of Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said...
Is A Savchenko Deal In The Offing?
A lawyer for Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot jailed in Russia for her alleged role in the death of two journalists, says he has video evidence proving his client is innocent. The latest claim comes amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at her release — and her own decision to give up a hunger strike after 83 days. …read more Source:...
US to send Ukraine small drones, armored Humvees
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Vice President Joe Biden is telling the Ukraine president that the U.S. will send more aid to the country. That will include small drones and armored Humvees.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Merkel Declines Putin’s Invite to WWII Victory Parade
BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declined an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend a military parade in Moscow marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis, officials said Wednesday, citing tensions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Merkel’s spokesman said the German leader instead proposed...
Ukrainians Want To Stay Together
A new poll done by the University of Maryland and the U.S. Institute of Peace has found that after a year of grinding conflict and a cratering economy, Ukrainians strongly oppose their country being divided. The USIP website has a write-up of the event where the findings were presented: Even in the country’s East, two-thirds favor a united...
U.S. to Send More Non-Lethal Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing to send additional non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including unarmed drones and Humvee vehicles, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said parts of the U.S. package, including 30 Humvees fortified with additional armor, could come within...
W.H.: New sanctions on Russian separatists, non-lethal aid to Ukraine
Vice President Biden speaks with Ukraine leader. …read more Source: USA...
US to ship Humvees, drones to Ukraine: US official
Washington (AFP) – The United States will send unarmed drones and more than 200 Humvees to Ukraine, a US official said Thursday.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Raven unmanned aircraft being sent will be equipped for surveillance missions. Among the 230 Humvees are 30 armored models that will be shipped “in...
U.S. Sanctions Aleksandr Dugin, Pro-Russian Separatists
The United States has issued a new list of individuals and entities to be sanctioned over Russia’s interference in Ukraine, including Kremlin-connected nationalist ideologue Aleksandr Dugin and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
