Section: US & Canada
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,...
Ukraine cease-fire largely holding, Debaltseve still tense
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, although continued fighting over a bitterly contested railway hub is threatening to upend the delicate settlement. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, who last week brokered a deal to try to end the conflict that has...
Harper skeptical of Ukraine ceasefire deal
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cautiously optimistic about Thursday’s ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia, saying he’ll remain skeptical until Russia honours its end of the bargain. The peace deal was hammered out following all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany at a summit in...
Ukraine says some soldiers taken prisoner in Debaltseve
The Ukrainian defense ministry says a group of its soldiers has been ambushed and taken prisoner in the town that is the epicenter of fighting with separatists. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Ukraine slams separatist rebels for violating truce
The Ukrainian presidential office on Tuesday called on the European Union and NATO to condemn the Russia-backed rebels for violating the cease-fire after the rebels claimed to have taken the key transportation hub of… …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Europe must tell Ukraine it will never join its military alliance, Russian ally says
EU’s inability to develop a coherent Ukraine-Russia policy independent of U.S. interests has contributed to instability, Austrian official says. …read more Source: Toronto...
AP PHOTOS: Born Without Arms, Woman Draws With Her Feet
AP PHOTOS: Born without arms, Crimean woman draws with her feet, dreams of singing on stage …read more Source: ABC...
AP PHOTOS: Born Without Arms, Woman Draws With Her Feet
AP PHOTOS: Born without arms, Crimean woman draws with her feet, dreams of singing on stage …read more Source: ABC...
The Path Of Blood: Remembering Ukraine’s Maidan Massacre
Between February 18 and 21, 2014, antigovernment protests in central Kyiv descended into deadly violence. Ukrainian government forces fought fierce battles with the demonstrators. One year on, witnesses recall those dramatic days. (Produced by Claire Bigg, Andrew Wills, Anastasia Moskvychova) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
