Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, Rebels Agree On Humanitarian Corridor To Evacuate Civilians Trapped By Fighting
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to bring their peace plan to Moscow. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to...
A European-led bid to quell fighting in Ukraine shifted to Moscow on Friday with Russian leaders warning that any proposals could be crushed if Washington decides to arm Ukraine’s military.The parallel tracks from the West — a peace bid while also considering the addition of more firepower in the conflict — presented an increasingly...
Australia’s polarizing prime minister faces political crisis
Lawmaker Luke Simpkins said Friday in an email to colleagues that he will enter a motion at a ruling Liberal Party meeting calling for Abbott to declare that his job and that of his deputy Julie Bishop are open to a ballot of 102 government lawmakers. Unpopular bills to make the sick pay for medical services that are currently free, and to allow...
Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that she and French President Francois Hollande will ‘use all our power’ while visiting Moscow to try and stop the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Hollande, Merkel Aim for Peace Deal in Moscow
Rebels declared a temporary cease-fire in a town in eastern Ukraine to allow civilians to flee, hours before the German and French leaders were to meet in Moscow with Putin to try to hammer out a peace deal. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
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. Biden said Friday at European Union headquarters in Brussels that Putin “continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through...
Putin May Be On The Verge Of Victory in Ukraine
The optimists would call it another iteration of the Good Cop-Bad Cop strategy that the U.S. and European Union have sometimes tries to use to contain Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine. But the reality is much harsher. As Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande fly into Moscow for peace talks...
Diplomatic blitz as stakes rise in Ukraine war
As the U.S. mulls directly arming Ukrainian forces, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande are bringing a peace proposal straight to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Artemivsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels agree on corridor to evacuate civilians
Rebel leaders said they reached agreement with Ukrainian authorities to allow the evacuation of civilians from Debaltseve. …read more Source: Toronto...
