Section: US & Canada
Parliament: UK, EU ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis
LONDON (AP) — A parliamentary report has accused the British government and European diplomats of “sleepwalking” into the Ukraine crisis. IN a report published Friday, the House of Lords’ EU Committee said it found a “catastrophic misreading” of mood by Europe ahead of the standoff between Russia and Western...
Key town of Debaltseve in tatters
A year ago to the day, more than 50 activists were killed in Kiev’s Maidan Square. Today Ukraine is a powder keg, and a ceasefire is in shambles. …read more Source:...
Parliament: UK, EU ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis
LONDON (AP) — A parliamentary report has accused the British government and European diplomats of “sleepwalking” into the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: U.S....
Parliament: UK, EU ‘sleepwalked’ into Ukraine crisis
LONDON (AP) — A parliamentary report has accused the British government and European diplomats of “sleepwalking” into the Ukraine crisis.IN a… …read more Source:...
Parliament inquiry criticizes UK, EU of ‘sleepwalking’ into Ukraine crisis, misjudging Russia
A parliamentary report has accused the British government and European diplomats of “sleepwalking” into the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: FOX...
Parliament: UK, EU ‘Sleepwalked’ Into Ukraine Crisis
Parliament inquiry criticizes UK, EU of ‘sleepwalking’ into Ukraine crisis, misjudging Russia …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine: Russia Sending More Tanks To War-Torn East Despite Cease-Fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire 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...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite cease-fire
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: USA...
Kiev claims Western support for energy goals
Daniel J. GraeberKIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 20 (UPI) — The Ukrainian government said Friday it had support from Western powers to advance diversification goals for the country’s natural gas sector. …read more Source: United Press...
Angela Merkel: The real leader of the free world
Markus Schreiber/AP Erika Benn, an energetic, fast-talking 77-year-old woman who guided generations of East German students through the nuances of the Russian language, is sitting on a couch in her apartment in Templin, 80 km north of Berlin, reminiscing about one of her students—a girl so shy that, in the black-and-white group photographs Benn...
