Section: US & Canada
Opera Star Under Fire For Backing Ukraine Separatists
Opera star Anna Netrebko is under fire for backing separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Border Wall With Russia Will Cost Over $500 Million
Ukraine has put together both a timeline and budget for a major project meant to secure their independence from Russia: a wall. The wall will take as long as four years to build, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said during a government meeting, as reported by Itar-Tass. The budget rings in at just over half a billion dollars, $517.3...
Netherlands gets wreckage from Ukraine plane crash
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A convoy of eight trucks carrying wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster arrived at a Dutch military base Tuesday, as the official investigation into the cause of the crash continues nearly five months after the plane went down in eastern Ukraine. International teams seeking to retrieve human remains and salvage...
Putin Is Infiltrating European Politics With Shocking Effectiveness
Putin has become shockingly effective at influencing European politics through a host of far-right parties. The following chart, from the Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence (CESI), shows Russia’s growing influence within six different European Union countries. The parties, located in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, and...
Ukraine peace talks delayed but ceasefire largely holds
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Planned peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were postponed on Tuesday but a ceasefire appeared to be largely holding along the frontline in the ex-Soviet republic’s war-shattered east. The Ukrainian foreign ministry said negotiations with the insurgents involving Russian and European envoys in...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) — Fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels remained intense in eastern Ukraine last week, prompting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to announce plans for a one-day test truce to help build a more lasting peace. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian Railways Suspends Service To Ukraine, Other Neighbors
Russia’s state railway company says it will stop almost all service to Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan for a year starting December 14, citing a lack of demand. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Turkey Rebuffs EU Criticism Over Foreign Policy Role
Turkey hit back on Tuesday at European Union accusations that it has drifted apart from the bloc on foreign policy, saying Ankara had been kept out of decision-making despite making major contributions to EU defense. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that Turkey, an EU membership candidate, had signed up to less than a...
Ukraine ‘day of silence’: A test of peace in war-torn east
KIEV, Ukraine — President Petro Poroshenko declared a “day of silence” Tuesday, suspending military operations in Ukraine’s war-torn east in hopes of restoring a September cease-fire deal with Russian-backed rebels that has been broken almost daily with deaths among fighters and civilians. More than 4,300 people have been killed...
Ukraine: Truce observed, gas deliveries renewed
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 9 (UPI) — Military forces in eastern Ukraine adhered to a one-day truce Tuesday, as Russia resumed shipments of gas and plans to resume peace talks are underway. …read more Source: United Press...
