Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian forces, rebels evacuate war-torn town of Debaltseve
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities sent in buses Friday to remove civilians from the epicentre of fighting in the town of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Biden casts doubt on Putin’s peace commitment in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is questioning the willingness of Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek peace in Ukraine as the leaders of Germany and France are seeking such a deal in Moscow…. …read more Source: Associated...
Diplomatic push for Ukraine peace focus at Munich conference
MUNICH (AP) — Top world leaders, diplomats and defense officials are converging on Munich for a security conference that comes amid a frantic diplomatic push to end the violence in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Reporter’s Notebook: E. Ukraine Remains an Open Wound
Editor’s note: VOA’s London-based senior foreign correspondent, Al Pessin, spent six days in eastern Ukraine last week reporting on the Ukrainian military, frontline villages and towns, refugees and efforts to care for wounded troops. A thick layer of ice and a thin layer of snow cover much of eastern Ukraine. But it’s melting,...
Australian PM to Face Leadership Vote After Party-Room Revolt
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he will fight a challenge to his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government lawmakers on Friday sought to oust him following weeks of divisive speculation. A member of Abbott’s ruling conservative Liberal Party, Western Australian MP Luke Simpkins, sent an...
Russia Cannot ‘Redraw the Map of Europe,’ Biden Says
Joe Biden warned Friday that Russia “cannot be allowed to redraw the map of Europe” and that Ukraine was suffering a “military onslaught” from Moscow. …read more Source:...
Rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
Rebels and Ukrainian authorities agree on humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians …read more Source:...
One Year Later, Crimeans Prefer Russia
A Ukrainian poll of Crimeans shows few of them are unhappy with living in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Hryvnia Continues Sharp Slide
Ukraine’s currency slid 11% against the U.S. dollar, after the central bank’s decision to abandon what was effectively a currency peg sent it tumbling. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Munich Security Conference: Kerry and Lavrov To Discuss Ukraine Saturday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to meet Saturday to discuss the escalating Ukraine conflict at this year’s Munich Security Conference in Germany. The U.S. has accused Russia of directly intervening on behalf of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, while Russia has criticized the U.S. for its...
