Section: US & Canada
Polish PM Chastises Deputy for Warnings Over Ukraine
Poland’s prime minister has chastised her coalition partner for describing Ukraine’s economy as on the brink of disintegration and suggesting Poland could face a flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees across its frontiers. …read more Source:...
The Minsk II Agreement: Implications of a (Shaky) Ceasefire
The Minsk II Agreement, reached on February 12, 2015 between Ukraine and the separatist provinces in the east of the country, did not lead to an immediate ceasefire. The Russian-backed separatists intensified the fighting and succeeded in encircling and defeating the Ukrainian forces in the Debaltseve bulge. …read more Source: Canada Free...
Ukraine to Boost Armed Forces by a Third
Ukraine’s Parliament has voted in favour of increasing the size of Ukraine’s armed forces by a third as the country’s military continues to reinforce itself in the fight against pro-Russian separatists occupying the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. The bill, initially proposed by President Petro Poroshenko, was...
Ukraine Coal Mine Disaster: Day Of Mourning Observed Across Country
Ukraine observed a day of mourning Thursday to pay respects to the 32 miners who died one day earlier in a gas explosion at Zasyadko mine in rebel-held Donetsk. A moment of silence was held at noon across the country, while the Ukrainian flag was flown at half-mast and all entertainment and leisure events were canceled, according to Ukrinform....
Russia Denies US Claim of ‘Thousands’ of Troops in Ukraine
Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent thousands of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian NGO Ousted From Gulag Prison Camp Museum
MOSCOW— An independent Russian organization says it has been ousted from the Gulag prison camp museum that it has run from 1992. Viktor Shmyrov, director for the Perm-36 museum in central Russia, told The Associated Press Thursday that his organization had lost the property after losing a lawsuit against the regional Ministry of Culture, which...
Russia Holds Large-Scale Military Exercises In Disputed Territories
MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday that large-scale military exercises had started in southern Russia and in disputed territories on Russia’s borders. The exercises involve over 2,000 anti-aircraft troops and 500 items of weaponry and will last until April 10, Interfax news agency reported....
Poland’s Lawmakers to Go Through Military Training
Poland’s lawmakers to go through military training due to conflict in neighboring Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Russian Policeman Gets 15-Year Sentence For Spying For U.S.
A court in Moscow has convicted a Russian police officer from Siberia on charges of spying for the United States and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poland’s lawmakers to go through military training due to conflict in neighboring Ukraine
Poland’s Parliament speaker says that the lawmakers will be given a chance to go through military training because “turbulent times” require it. …read more Source: FOX...
