Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s military says one Ukrainian serviceman killed in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Monday one Ukrainian serviceman had been killed and four wounded in separatist eastern territories… …read more Source:...
A Russian oligarch wants to sue Britain because he is blacklisted from investing in North Sea Oil
Mikhail Fridman is threatening to sue the British government, after the Department of Energy blocked his purchase of 12 oil and gas fields in the North Sea because of Western sanctions over Ukraine, the FT reports. Until a few months ago, Fridman had focused on strengthening his position in Russia’s domestic energy industry, but in August...
Ukraine’s leader urges peacekeeping mission for the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists. President Petro Poroshenko’s office said Monday the appeal for a contingent of peacekeepers will be...
Ukraine’s Leader Urges Peacekeeping Mission for the East
Ukraine’s leader pushes for intl peacekeeping mission to ensure cease-fire in war-torn east …read more Source: ABC...
The final journey of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov
Although few doubted the seriousness of his political convictions, Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov also had a reputation as a charmer and something of a playboy. Yet one of a very few opposition leaders who always seemed to manage to keep a smile on his face, despite taking the huge risk of publicly opposing the Kremlin, was brutally...
Ukraine’s leader urges peacekeeping mission for the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: San Francisco...
UN rights office says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
BERLIN – The U.N. human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago. The Geneva-based body says hundreds of civilians and military personnel were killed in recent weeks alone after an upswing in fighting particularly near Donetsk airport and in the Debaltseve area. U.N....
Ukraine’s leader pushes for intl peacekeeping mission to ensure cease-fire in war-torn east
Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s leader urges peacekeeping mission for the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has a signed a decree opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed… …read more Source:...
Ukrainians With Czech Roots Head To Ancestral Homeland
Ukrainians of Czech descent have started leaving eastern Ukraine for the Czech Republic. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
