Section: US & Canada
Fighting still rages in east Ukraine despite cease-fire
The Ukrainian government and the separatist rebels blamed each other Friday for violating a fragile cease-fire dozens of times, sparking fears of wider hostilities in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Rebels in Ukraine feared to be zeroing in on Mariupol — which could give them a land bridge to Russia
Concerns have risen that the rebels are still gunning to take Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov that could allow rebels to create a land bridge between Russia and Crimea …read more Source: Vancouver...
Rebels in Ukraine feared to be zeroing in on Mariupol — which could give them a land bridge to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a ceasefire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. The report, which came a day after the Russian-backed rebels captured the key rail hub of...
Fighting still rages in east Ukraine despite cease-fire
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: USA...
RFE/RL Video Roundup – Feb. 20
Pro-Russian, separatists consolidate their positions in eastern Ukraine, Armenian workers demand unpaid back wages, and Tajikistan destroys seized narcotics, plus news from Pakistan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rebels, Ukraine trade accusations of fighting, despite ceasefire
The Ukrainian government and the separatist rebels blamed each other Friday for violating a fragile ceasefire dozens of times, sparking fears of wider hostilities in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Hero’s welcome: Ukraine soldiers escape hell for home
…More about Photos, Us World, Ukraine, Highlights, and Eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...
Britain and E.U. ‘Sleepwalked’ Into Ukraine Crisis, Lawmakers’ Report Says
An analytical failure and “glaring absence of political oversight” was compounded by a decline in Russia expertise and analysis, the report said. …read more Source: The New York...
Merkel, Hollande Call For Ukraine Cease-Fire To Be Observed
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angelor Merkel addressed the Ukraine crisis at a meeting in Paris on February 20. The two leaders called on both sides to fully implement a cease-fire agreement and the commitments made at the September 2014 summit in Minsk. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
France, Germany hold out sanctions if Ukraine accords break
PARIS (AP) — France and Germany held out the possibility on Friday of sanctions if the Minsk accords to stabilize Ukraine are not… …read more Source:...
