Section: US & Canada
John Kerry: Russia ‘lies … to my face’ about military mission against Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia has been engaging in a “propaganda” campaign — the likes of which hasn’t been seen since Cold War days — about its military mission against Ukraine and outright lying to the United States. “Russia has engaged in a rather remarkable period of the … …read more Source: The...
Moscow lied ‘to my face,’ John Kerry says as Russia’s state-controlled energy behemoth threatens to cut of Ukraine
MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Moscow of lying “to my face” Tuesday as Russia warned that Ukraine could run out of natural gas within two because of a dispute over payments. The warning by Alexey B. Miller, the chief executive of Gazprom, the state-controlled Russian energy behemoth, illustrated how the hostilities between...
Kremlin Sought Annexation of Crimea Before Ukrainian Government’s Collapse, Russian Paper Says
Novaya Gazeta said that Moscow had concluded by February 2014, before President Viktor F. Yanukovych of Ukraine resigned, that Russia would have an opportunity to seize the territory. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian POWs dig out bodies of comrades killed at airport
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Captive Ukrainian soldiers dig out the bodies of comrades
Ukrainian troops held captive in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk began digging through the rubble Wednesday to retrieve the bodies of fellow soldiers killed last month in a bitter battle for the city’s airport. …read more Source: CTV...
Moscow Court Refuses To Release Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko
A Moscow appeals court has rejected hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko’s challenge against an extension of her pretrial detention period, upholding a ruling ordered her held until May 13. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eight of 10 Countries Ill-Treat and Torture Citizens: Amnesty
A majority of the world’s countries torture or mistreat their citizens and more people are at risk this year from the threat of violent armed groups, according to a far-reaching report by human rights group Amnesty International. Since 2013, there has been a growth in the number of armed groups operating inside countries; today 35...
Ukraine Goes Its First Day In Weeks Without Troops Killed
By Natalia Zinets and Anton Zverev KIEV/MAKIYVKA, Ukraine, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A long-awaited truce took hold at last in east Ukraine on Wednesday, with the army reporting no combat fatalities for the first time in weeks, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that forced the central bank to ban most trading. The Ukrainian...
Ukrainian POWs dig out bodies of comrades killed at airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops held captive in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk began digging through the rubble Wednesday to… …read more Source:...
Ukraine celebrates first day with no troops killed under truce
A long-awaited truce took hold at last in east Ukraine on Wednesday, with the army reporting no combat fatalities for the first time in weeks, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that forced the central bank to ban most trading. …read more Source: The Toronto...
