Section: US & Canada
EU Removes Four Ukrainians From Sanctions List
The European Union has removed four Ukrainians from a sanctions list due to lack of evidence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
BRICS Apart as Oil Prices Plunge
The oil price plunge since last June has been deemed, overall, as a boon for the global economy. However, that depends on where one stands as a producer or user, as illustrated here with the divergence of impacts on BRICS economies.Lower oil prices have come for long Brent crude oil prices fell to US$45 a barrel at the end of January, from as...
Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Released From Moscow Jail
By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny walked out of a Moscow detention center on Friday and promised that Russia’s opposition will continue to challenge President Vladimir Putin, uncowed by last week’s killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. But Navalny and other opposition...
Recovering The Bodies In Donetsk
The battle for Donetsk airport was some of the fiercest in the Ukrainian war so far. After 242 days, the Ukrainian government forces retreated from the ruined terminal buildings at the end of January. Now, each day, bodies are recovered from the ruins. (RFE/RL’s Current Time program, www.currenttime.tv, and Voice of America) …read...
Two Injured In Car-Bomb Blast In Kharkiv
A senior special-police officer loyal to Kyiv has been injured along with his wife in a car-bomb blast in the eastern city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Declares Heavy Weapons Pullback From Front Line
KIEV, Ukraine— Ukrainian military officials say government forces are withdrawing heavy rocket launchers from the front line with Russian-backed separatists in accordance with last month’s cease-fire accord. Military spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko said the Uragan launchers were being pulled back by 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the line of...
Signs of hope for Ukraine cease-fire
As EU makes a fresh argument against arming Ukrainians battling pro-Russia separatists, truce agreement may finally be panning out …read more Source:...
Inside a Tank Factory in Donetsk
The BBC’s Tom Burridge visits a factory in Donetsk where rebels say they are repairing tanks seized from the Ukrainian military. …read more Source: The Boston...
Kremlin critic Navalny freed from latest prison stint
Moscow (AFP) – Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Friday vowed to keep up his fight against President Vladimir Putin as he was released from his latest jail term, a two-week stint for organising an illegal gathering.The charismatic opposition leader also said he would pay a visit to the cemetery where outspoken activist Boris Nemtsov was...
EU Chief Speaks out Against Arms Supplies for Kiev
RIGA, Latvia— The European Union’s foreign policy chief is speaking out against bipartisan calls in the U.S. to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. Some lawmakers from both major parties have been pressing the Obama administration to provide lethal arms to Kiev, a move the president...
