Section: US & Canada
Georgian FM Says South Ossetia Could Be Annexed Like Crimea
Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili has warned that Russia could annex the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia as it did Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
HRW: Security Measures Erode Human Rights Worldwide
The international organization Human Rights Watch says world governments make a serious mistake when they sacrifice human rights in the name of tightening security measures. In its annual review of global human rights released Thursday, the group said Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Israel and the United States are among the nations using security concerns...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels.Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned meanwhile that the threat of further sanctions risked turning the new Cold War...
Rebels Press Assault in Eastern Ukraine
Fighting continued Thursday in the northern sector of the former cease-fire line in eastern Ukraine as Russian-backed rebels pressed their offensive aimed at moving the line farther west. The battle has left Popasna, and many other towns in the Luhansk region, on edge. The mayor says about a quarter of the population of 22,000 has fled, including...
EU extends sanctions against Russia over fighting in Ukraine
Gorbachev says West has ‘dragged’ Russia into new Cold War that could heat up …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukrainians flee frontline town under daily crossfire
Svitlodarsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Wheeling suitcases and hauling bags, residents of Svitlodarsk peered into a bus departing from this heavily shelled east Ukrainian town. “Is there still room?” one woman asked, anxious to send her teenage son to safety.The town, controlled by Ukrainian government authorities, has been under rocket...
Russian woman arrested on treason charges after giving Ukraine information about troops’ moves
A Russian court has arrested a mother of seven on treason charges for providing Ukraine with information on Russian troop movements. …read more Source: FOX...
Hungary’s Experience Suggests Greece Will Follow E.U. on Russia – For a Price
If there is one government in the European Union where the new leftist leader of Greece might look for a sympathetic ear, it is probably among his counterparts in Hungary. Both of them have a clear interest in breaking ranks with the E.U. over Russia — as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did on his first day in office this week, to the outrage...
EU Agrees To Extend Russian Sanctions Over Ukraine
The European Union has decided to extend until September an initial group of sanctions against Russian and pro-Russia separatist officials due to the continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and has plans for further action. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
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A Ukrainian army officer held by Russian authorities was transferred from a prison to a hospital Thursday after losing more than 60 pounds during a hunger strike to challenge her arrest, her lawyer said. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
