Section: US & Canada
Merkel briefs Harper on Ukraine talks
OTTAWA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United States and Canada for her effort to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine. In Ottawa, on a quick stopover after her earlier meeting on Monday in Washington with U.S. President Barack Obama, Merkel...
Obama, Merkel rally behind diplomacy in Ukraine conflict
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rallied behind efforts to reach a long-shot diplomatic resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine Monday, but they offered no clear path for how the West would proceed if talks this week fail. During a joint White House news conference, Obama dangled the prospect...
Ukrainian Speaker Seeks Ethics Code After Lawmakers Brawl
A fight between two members of the Ukrainian parliament led to a disruption of a parliamentary session and calls for an ethics code for lawmakers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire 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. Both sides are to pull heavy...
US hopeful on Ukraine ceasefire agreement
The U.S. hopes the Ukraine ceasefire agreement struck overnight by European leaders will be implemented more effectively than similar agreements in the past, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said Thursday.The leaders of Russia,… …read more Source: The...
Putin, Poroshenko Shake on Ceasefire
Could this be the handshake that clinches peace in eastern Ukraine? Hopes are certainly higher after a marathon night of talks between President Petro Poroshenko – and Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Boston...
A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire 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 …read more...
A Look at Who Got What in Peace Deal for Eastern Ukraine
A look at the peace deal for eastern Ukraine and who got what …read more Source: ABC...
A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy… …read more Source:...
A look at who got what in peace deal for eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The peace deal for eastern Ukraine agreed Thursday sets clear deadlines for a cease-fire 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: U.S....
