Section: US & Canada
MH17 next of kin finally view wreckage of downed flight
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) — The relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine visited a Dutch air base Tuesday to view the wreckage of the plane. The wreckage was brought back to the Netherlands, where civil and criminal investigations are underway to establish the cause of the disaster...
Tense U.S.-Russia meeting over Ukrainian cease-fire
Ed AdamczykGENEVA, Switzerland, March 3 (UPI) — Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Geneva to discuss the shaky cease-fire in Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
EU condemns Russia over Nemtsov funeral bans
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU-Russian relations took a further dip on Tuesday when the European Union strongly condemned Moscow for banning Polish and Latvian lawmakers from entering the country to attend the funeral of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the bans a “high affront” and said he will intervene...
MH17 next of kin finally view wreckage of downed flight
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) — The relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine visited a… …read more Source:...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot’s health stable, Russia says
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian prison official says the jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months is in a stable condition. …read more Source: U.S....
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot’s health stable, Russia says
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Ukraine is trying to end its dependence on Russian gas at the worst possible time
The government in Kiev is trying to do something that no previous Ukrainian administration has been able to — wean the country off its gas dependence on Russia. In order to do that Kiev will have to remove energy subsidies that the government gives to households, something that its predecessors thought was a political poison pill that would sink...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot’s health stable, Russia says
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian prison official says the jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months is in a stable condition. The comments came a day after the presidents of Ukraine, France and Germany appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Savchenko, who was captured by Russia-backed...
Ukraine Hikes Benchmark Interest Rate to 30 Percent
Ukraine hikes benchmark interest rate to 30 percent in bid to halt devaluation, inflation …read more Source: ABC...
MH17 next of kin visit Dutch air base to view wreckage of downed flight
Relatives of people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine last year have visited a Dutch air base to view wreckage of the plane. …read more Source: FOX...
