Section: US & Canada
E. Ukraine Cease-fire Breach Traps Thousands of Civilians
The U.N. human rights office says it is very alarmed by reports thousands of civilians are trapped in the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. The agency says pitched battles between pro-Russian rebels and government forces continue despite the recently declared cease-fire. The U.N. human rights office says it has not managed to get reliable...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Born Without Arms, Woman Draws With Her Feet
LESNOVKA, Crimea—Marina Khodiy, 21, learned to draw early in childhood like most children. The only difference was that she had to do it with her toes, since she was born without arms. She also learned to use her feet to work on a computer and even to tap out text messages on her cell phone. With her dexterous feet, she can drink a cup of tea and...
Ukraine’s military is facing a make or break moment in a crucial besieged city
A city critical to the Ukrainian military may have fallen to Russian-backed separatists, despite the existence of a ceasefire in the country. And it could get ugly. Citing claims made by the separatists to the Associated Press, The Guardian has reported that the Ukrainian city of Debaltseve has fallen to the rebels. If the claims are true,...
Ukraine says some soldiers taken prisoner in Debaltseve
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THE US @NEW WORLD ORDER: WHY UKRAINE IS NOT A NATIONAL INTEREST PRIORITY & ISIS IS
As in the US the attention is focused on the ceasefire in Ukraine, many still insist it shall be armed by the West. On the contrary, the international community should be consistent in pressing both parties for a quick, compromise solution, necessarily including a high degree of autonomy for Eastern Ukraine. More pressing problems in fact require...
Russian Prosecutors Demand 10 Years for Kremlin Critic
Russian prosecutors called on Tuesday for Kremlin critic and protest leader Alexei Navalny be jailed for 10 years as they appealed against a suspended sentence he received last year in a theft case, arguing it was “too soft.” Navalny and his brother Oleg were convicted last year of stealing 30 million rubles — nearly $500,000 at the...
Rebels claim to capture key Ukrainian town
Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine slams separatist rebels for violating truce after town seized
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – The Ukrainian defence ministry says a group of its soldiers has been ambushed and taken prisoner in the town that is the epicenter of fighting with separatists. However, the ministry on Tuesday denied rebel claims that they have seized control of Debaltseve where Ukrainian forces have been under siege. The ministry said street...
Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week. Under the cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia,...
