Section: US & Canada
Merkel to meet Obama as arming Ukraine debated
As the deadly violence in Ukraine ramps up, so does the international scramble to find a solution. …read more Source:...
Merkel to brief Harper on Ukraine talks
OTTAWA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Ottawa later today to give Prime Minister Stephen Harper an update on her frenzied transatlantic shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis.Merkel will be in Washington earlier today for a previously scheduled meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, amid reports of a rift between the U.S....
Explosion hits chemical plant in rebel-held Ukrainian city
A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant and set it on fire Monday outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
EU Puts Off Fresh Russia Sanctions Awaiting Minsk Talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union decided Monday to hold off temporarily on slapping sanctions on more Russians and Ukrainian separatists and await the outcome of possible peace talks later this week. With the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine due to hold negotiations in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday, the EU has held off placing...
Obama’s Ukraine Policy At Crossroads As Fighting Rages On
By Warren Strobel, Matt Spetalnick and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON/MUNICH, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Russian-backed rebels’ violent offensive in eastern Ukraine leaves President Barack Obama with perplexing and urgent choices, but aides say he will exercise his typical caution in deciding his next move. Should Obama provide lethal weaponry to...
Kyiv says 1,500 Russian troops enter Ukraine; explosion hits chem plant
A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant and set it on fire Monday outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Rebels said the plant was hit by government shelling. …read more Source: CTV...
Explosion at chemical plant in eastern Ukraine sparks fire
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion and fire have rocked a chemical plant outside a separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine. Rebels say it was hit by government shelling. No casualties or damage were immediately reported from the blast which was so powerful that it was heard as far as downtown Donetsk.read more …read more Source: CNS...
The True State of the Union 2015
Mr. President, Members of Congress, and Fellow Citizens, The true State of the Union, and the state of the world, in 2015 can be described in one word: precarious. Despite our wealth, our technological knowhow, our global social media, we are a world at war with each other and with the planet itself. At home, we are at war with our children of...
Separatists Fire Grad Missiles From Vuhlehirsk
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have continued military operations against government forces. On February 8, separatist forces in the town of Vuhlehirsk, near Debaltseve, were filmed by RFE/RL’s Current Time programme firing missiles from a Grad rocket launcher. The Ukrainian military said on January 29 that its troops had...
Merkel to brief Obama on 4-party talks on Ukraine
Obama and the German chancellor are slated to meet at the White House, amid a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
