Section: US & Canada
As Debaltseve Residents Try to Flee, the Window Closes
For seven months, the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, northeast of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, has been battered by shelling from rebel forces on all sides. …read more Source: The New York...
Peace in Ukraine is goal of four-nation talks in Minsk
BERLIN — As Russian-backed separatists gain ground in eastern Ukraine, efforts to broker peace appeared to gain momentum Sunday, with leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine announcing plans for four-way talks this week.The proposed meeting Wednesday in the Belarusian capital of Minsk emerged from a phone call between German Chancellor...
Leaders aim to hold Ukraine summit in Minsk Wednesday
Efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine gained momentum Sunday with leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine announcing they aim to hold four-way talks this week, even as…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Putin Can’t Have the Last Laugh in Ukraine
Europe’s challenge is to turn its derision at Sergei Lavrov into action against Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
Former Obama aide: Diplomacy first in Ukraine
As world leaders scramble to diffuse the crisis in Ukraine, the prospect of a bigger, nastier war looms over Europe …read more Source:...
G-20 to Focus on Spurring Global Economic Growth
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 leading economies are gathering to discuss coordinating action to spur global economic growth. The G-20 ministers concerns about major economies running at different speeds and monetary policies diverging will top the agenda at talks Monday and Tuesday in Istanbul. Influencing the...
Kerry: ‘No Doubt’ Ukraine Will Get More Help
The United States will send more aid to Ukraine as part of that country’s fight against Russia, Secretary of State John Kerry told “Meet the Press.” …read more Source:...
U.S. will send more aid to Ukraine, Kerry says
Congress is pressuring the Obama administration to arm Ukraine while Europeans oppose it. …read more Source: USA...
E.U. Official Sees No Rift With U.S. Over Arming Ukraine
MUNICH (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Sunday she did not expect any transatlantic rift with Washington over Ukraine if the United States went ahead with proposals to supply arms to Kiev. With pro-Russian separatists making gains in eastern Ukraine, discussions are under way in Washington about whether...
Leaders aim to hold Ukraine summit in Minsk Wednesday
BERLIN — Efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine gained momentum Sunday with leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine announcing they aim to hold four-way talks this week, even as fighting rages on.The plan for a meeting Wednesday in the Belarusian capital of Minsk emerged from a phone call between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French...
