Section: US & Canada
A Cynical Ukraine Deal That Just Might Work
If all goes well, this cease-fire agreement may give Ukraine control over its eastern frontier, ensuring the country can remain whole and free. …read more Source:...
A peace deal for Ukraine: Who won and lost in the Minsk agreement
Deal made by the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine builds on a ceasefire agreement that was reached in September and violated almost immediately …read more Source: The Globe and...
I.M.F. Aid ‘a Turning Point for Ukraine’
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, announced Ukraine is set to receive a $17.5 billion funding package to help the country’s struggling economy. …read more Source: The New York...
These are the elite Russian troops that are allegedly fighting some of the most crucial battles in Ukraine
Peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Ukraine are underway in Belarus. But Russian soldiers are still believed to be operating along the front lines of the conflict. US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said while touring a NATO facility in Poland that it was obvious that there was direct Russian intervention around the strategically important...
Ukrainian MPs brawl in halls of parliament
There’s a ceasefire in Ukraine – but not in its halls of Parliament. …read more Source: New York Daily...
ISIS Unites the World
During the Cold War, science fiction writers and politicians like Ronald Reagan imagined that the threat of an invasion from outer space could break down ideological barriers and unify the world. The arrival of giant bug-eyed creatures bent on death and destruction would prompt world leaders to set aside their petty rivalries for the higher...
Oil rallies on back of Ukrainian truce
Daniel J. GraeberNEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) — A cease-fire in Ukraine helped offset otherwise weak economic indices Thursday, giving oil prices more than a 3.5 percent lift early in the trading day. …read more Source: United Press...
After marathon talks, a chance at peace in eastern Ukraine
French President Francois Hollande (fourth from right) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) attend talks over the crisis in Ukraine on Feb. 12 in Minsk, Belarus. The talks produced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine on bringing peace to eastern Ukraine. Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images After 16-hour talks that...
Ukraine peace deal: Agreement details, and who got what
The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons, but resolution of the main political and economic issues behind the conflict was made conditional on a series of difficult steps and put off until the end of the year. …read more Source: CTV...
US indexes open higher following cease-fire deal in Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening higher, following sharp gains in Europe as world leaders clinched a cease-fire deal for Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
