Section: US & Canada
Donetsk Native, Backed by Putin, Unites Ukraine Rebels
Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko will not be present at a summit on east Ukraine this week but his actions will help determine the success or failure of any peace deal. While Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in the West as holding the key to peace, Zakharchenko is regarded vital for ensuring Moscow’s decisions are...
Our Addiction to Fossil Fuel Is Taking Us on the Road to Nowhere
On Saturday I joined a panel at the Munich Security Conference in Germany and talked about global security and energy security. You might be surprised to see Greenpeace at a security conference. The room was full of members of the “strategic community”, people who are not the crowd we normally engage with; they are the crowd we have...
Germany: Top-level talks on Ukraine peace resuming in Minsk
BERLIN — Germany’s Foreign Ministry says talks between senior officials from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine to pave the way for a summit of leaders in Minsk will resume in the Belarusian capital.The ministry says that officials from the four countries will meet again in Minsk Tuesday evening, following a meeting in Berlin until late...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) — The war in eastern Ukraine again dominated the news in Europe last week, as Russian-backed rebels captured territory near the besieged town of Debaltseve, prompting Ukrainian authorities to evacuate some residents…. …read more Source: Associated...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) — The war in eastern Ukraine again dominated the news in Europe last week, as Russian-backed rebels captured territory near the besieged town of Debaltseve, prompting Ukrainian authorities to evacuate some residents. The new Greek government survived a confidence vote, Russians marked the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad...
Germany: Top-level talks on Ukraine peace resuming in Minsk
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Ministry says talks between senior officials from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine to pave the way for a summit of leaders in Minsk will resume in the Belarusian capital.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Everything you need to know about how we got here
How did it come to this in Ukraine? Explore the 12 days that have defined the deadliest European conflict since the wars over the former Yugoslavia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Separatists may boycott peace talks
On the eve of a potential crunch meeting over the Ukraine crisis, it seems one key element may be missing: the separatist leaders whose pro-Russian forces are battling with Ukrainian soldiers for control of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Germany: Top-Level Talks on Ukraine Peace Resuming in Minsk
Germany: Top-level talks to organize summit on Ukraine peace to resume in Minsk …read more Source: ABC...
Germany: Top-level talks on Ukraine peace resuming in Minsk
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Ministry says talks between senior officials from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine to pave the way for a summit of leaders in Minsk will resume in the Belarusian capital. …read more Source: San Francisco...
