Section: US & Canada
EU Expands Ukraine-Crisis Sanctions List
The European Union has blacklisted an additional 19 individuals and nine entities for “undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Cease-fire being threatened as fighting persists in east Ukraine
Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists around a strategic town in the east persisted Monday in fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered last week. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine Cease-Fire At Risk As Government, Russia-Backed Rebels Accuse Each Other Of Violations
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other Monday of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, a day before the parties are due to start withdrawing heavy weaponry under a recently brokered deal. The cease-fire, which went into effect on Sunday, had raised cautious hopes for an end to the...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating cease-fire
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other Monday of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, a day before the parties are due to start withdrawing heavy weaponry under a recently brokered deal. The cease-fire, which went into effect on Sunday, had raised cautious hopes … …read...
Ukraine town held by government forces shelled heavily
A government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there. A Kyiv military source said four Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 21 wounded since the internationally negotiated ceasefire...
Heavy shelling hits Ukraine town where rebels reject ceasefire
Debaltseve, a government-held town in east Ukraine sandwiched between two rebel-controlled areas, came under heavy shelling on Monday, a day after the start of a ceasefire that Russian-backed separatists say does not apply there. …read more Source:...
EU puts 19 more individuals on its Ukraine sanctions list
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added 19 more individuals, including five Russians, on its sanctions list for their actions linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine, Russia-backed rebels accuse each other of violating of cease-fire
The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels are accusing each other of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine under fire ‘112 times’ despite ceasefire
Sofia (AFP) – Ukrainian forces have come under fire from pro-Russian rebels over 100 times in the last 24 hours, despite a ceasefire coming into force at midnight on Saturday, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said Monday. “We and the Ukraine armed forces are fully observing the ceasefire regime but unfortunately in...
EU puts 19 more individuals on its Ukraine sanctions list
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added 19 more individuals, including five Russians, on its sanctions list for their actions linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine.read more …read more Source: CNS...
