Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Rebel Leader Vows To Mobilize 100,000 Men
A pro-Russian separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has announced plans to recruit 100,000 men as fighting with government forces intensifies following the collapse of peace talks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine rebels to recruit 100,000, U.S. considers supplying arms to government
Andrew V. PestanoKIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko announced plans to recruit 100,00 men as NATO and the United States consider providing Ukraine’s government weaponry. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine separatists aim to raise 100,000-strong army
Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilisation and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel leader Zakharchenko ‘to raise 100,000 men’
Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko has announced plans to recruit 100,000 men, as fighting with Ukrainian forces intensifies. The separatists are trying to capture the key town of Debaltseve, while central areas of rebel-held Donetsk have been hit by artillery fire. Dozens of civilians were killed on both sides of the front line...
The Daily Vertical: Putin Goes For Broke
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that will appear Monday through Friday. Viewers can submit suggested topics to address on Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Spotify has cancelled its launch in Russia
Spotify, one of the world’s biggest music streaming services, has cancelled its plan to launch in Russia. BBC Russia reports today that the Swedish company has taken a dramatic U-turn and dismissed the would-be head of the country’s division, Alexander Kubaneishvili. Kubaneishvili announced the news in a letter to partners, Russian...
Ukraine separatist leader vows to mobilise 100,000 men
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The pro-Russian separatist leader in eastern Ukraine’s rebel hub of Donetsk vowed Monday to mobilise 100,000 fighters for their latest offensive against Kiev forces.”There will be general mobilisation in the (separatist) Donetsk People’s Republic in 10 days’ time, we plan on mobilising up to...
Russian Rocket Puts British Satellite Into Orbit
A Russian Proton-M rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 1 carried the British Inmarsat-5F2 communications satellite into space. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
5 Ukrainian soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 29 wounded in the past day in eastern Ukraine as fighting rages around a strategic railway hub. …read more Source: U.S....
5 Ukrainian soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 29 wounded in the past day in eastern Ukraine as fighting rages around a strategic railway hub. Defense Ministry Spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov told The Associated Press Monday that fighting remains most intense around Ukraine-held Debaltseve, which is now almost...
