Section: US & Canada
Obama talks cease-fire with leaders of Ukraine, Germany
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama has spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and Germany as fighting continued between Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
Deadly attacks continue in eastern Ukraine in hours before cease-fire
Lethal shelling continued to rock towns in war-torn eastern Ukraine late Saturday, as the hours ticked down toward a Sunday cease-fire. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Germany’s Merkel, France’s Hollande speak with Putin, stress all must stick to Ukraine truce
The German government says the German and French leaders have spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and have stressed that a planned cease-fire in Ukraine must be adhered to fully by all involved. …read more Source: FOX...
Hungary and Russia: The Viktor and Vladimir show
“Jatszoter” (playground) proclaims HVG, a magazine, above a graphic of Hungary as a seesaw. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is at one end, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, at the other. It is a fitting image, given that Mr Putin is due in Budapest on February 17th, two weeks after Mrs Merkel. His visit will mostly be about...
Sweden pitches plan for better Nordic defence cooperation in wake of Russian actions in Ukraine
Against a backdrop of increasing security tensions sparked by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Sweden has won universal Nordic backing for its plan to elevate cross-border defence cooperation to match the actual long-term threats in the region, writes my Defense News colleague Gerard O’Dwyer. Here is more of what Gerard O’Dwyer...
Polish Presidential Candidate Vows Better Ties With Russia
OZAROW MAZOWIECKI, Poland—The presidential candidate for Poland’s main left-wing party on Saturday criticized what she called the Polish government’s antagonistic attitude to Russia, saying she would be willing to speak directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Magdalena Ogorek told a convention of the Democratic Left Alliance...
Polish presidential candidate vows better ties with Russia
OZAROW MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — The presidential candidate for Poland’s main left-wing party on Saturday criticized what she called the Polish government’s antagonistic attitude to Russia, saying she would be willing to speak directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Magdalena Ogorek told a convention of the Democratic Left...
Ukraine fighting ticks up ahead of cease-fire deadline
Fighting continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect. …read more Source: USA...
DEBALTSEVE UNDER FIRE
“God save and preserve us” is written on a blackboard in one of the many ad-hoc bomb shelters in Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine. Here over a hundred people–including children and elderly pensioners–take refuge from the shelling. With the newly-signed ceasefire coming into effect at midnight on...
Greek Threats to Court Russian Loans Anger European Leaders
Greece has threatened to seek financial help from Russia if negotiations to ease the terms of its European Union bailout collapse, angering European leaders who feel Moscow has been fueling the conflict in Ukraine. Henry Ridgwell reports from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
