Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners
Largest prisoner swap since April as two sides take steps to ending conflict …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine handed over 222 prisoners and the rebels released 145 people, according to Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency — the biggest one-time prisoners swap since the pro-Russian...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine handed over 222 prisoners and the rebels released 145 people, according to Russia’s state RIA Novosti news […] …read more Source: Vancouver...
Lubyanka Runs the New Russia, Much like the Old Soviet Union
MOSCOW–Red Square is one of the world’s most iconic locales. Dominated by the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, and, GUM Department Store, the space looks little different than during Soviet times. While Lenin’s mausoleum remains, any hint of menace is gone. Indeed, even during the worst of the U.S.S.R. the square was more...
Ukraine and Separatists Swap Prisoners as Peace Talks Falter
The prisoner exchange came as peace talks between Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe came to a halt in Belarus. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine exchanges prisoners with pro-Russia rebels
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists exchanged hundreds of prisoners on Friday in a rare sign of cooperation. The swap took place under the cover of darkness north of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, near the city of Konstantinovka, after the two sides agreed to the trade on Wednesday. See also: ‘We simply...
Kiev, separatists begin prisoner exchanges
Ukrainian government also announces suspension of all train and bus service to Crimean peninsula …read more Source: The Globe and...
Nearly 370 war prisoners exchanged in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
10 Signs (& Causes) Russia’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble
A confluence of forces have besieged the former communist country, creating a perfect economic storm. The rouble is tumbling at an alarming rate, but that’s not all, here are some of the factors. 1. Sanctions Years of political corruption in Ukraine eventually led to the ‘Revolution of Dignity’ in February 2014, ousting the corrupt...
