Section: US & Canada
Footage Shows Damage at Donetsk Airport
Footage produced by “Army.SOS”, a group linked to the Ukrainian army, apparently shot on Jan.15, shows aerial views of the damage to Donetsk airport after recent fighting. …read more Source: The New York...
Photos of the Week: 1/17-1/23
This week we have scenes of India’s preparation for Republic Day, a new image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft, continued unrest in eastern Ukraine, a Chinese home-made mechanical horse, a yarmulke made of hair samples (to disguise it), K-Pop hopefuls in Seoul, a volcano that has been creating a new...
Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Postcard: Ukraine’s Special Forces Dogs
By Rebecca FrankelBest Defense Chief Canine Correspondent Our eyes may be directed to other parts of the world this week, but fighting in east Ukraine has worsened. In fact, according to the U.N. Human Rights office reportedly said that the fighting had entered “its most deadly period.” In these photos taken in August, armed soldiers of the...
How much should Russia’s neighbors fear Moscow?
Russia’s involvement in the crisis in Ukraine have given some of its neighbors cause for concern and was a topic of discussion at the WEF in Davos. …read more Source:...
Rebels in Eastern Ukraine Vow to Drive Army From Donetsk
“We will attack,” said Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of a Donetsk rebel group, seeking to build on the success of capturing a long-contested airport. …read more Source: The New York...
Podcast: The Second Front
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine isn’t just a military struggle for territory. It’s also a war of governance. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama and India: Love in the Time of Cholera
President Obama will be in India for a three-day visit starting Sunday, searching for that elusive foreign policy triumph to consolidate his presidential legacy. This is not the first time that New Delhi has come to the rescue of a president who lost his sheen. In 2000, on the heels of the Monica Lewinsky scandal and impeachment ignominy,...
Eastern Ukraine rebels ready major offensive
A top NATO official said the Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have been beefed up and have pushed further west. …read more Source: Toronto...
Signs emerge of major Ukraine rebel offensive looming
Signs emerge of major Ukraine rebel offensive looming, rebels rule out new cease-fire …read more Source:...
Signs emerge of major Ukraine rebel offensive looming
DONETSK, Ukraine – Signs emerged Friday of a major rebel offensive looming in eastern Ukraine, which has seen a surge in fighting and deadly attacks despite diplomatic efforts to craft a lasting peace deal. One separatist leader said his pro-Russian rebels have launched a multi-pronged offensive and won’t join further peace talks – but left...
