Section: US & Canada
Ukraine suspends state services in rebel-held east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has approved measures to suspend the provision of government services to eastern territories controlled by pro-Russian separatist forces. The move fits within a broader strategy of putting economic pressure on rebel-held areas in a bid to undermine the authority of the separatist leadership....
Ukraine to cease providing government services to eastern regions under separatist control
Ukraine’s president has approved measures to suspend the provision of government services to eastern territories controlled by pro-Russian separatist forces. …read more Source: FOX...
Western Leaders Confront Putin at G20, Threaten More Sanctions
Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that he risked more economic sanctions if he failed to end Russian backing for separatist rebels in Ukraine. Russia denied any involvement in an escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since April, but faced strong rebukes...
Russian TV claims it has photo of downing of MH17
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The photo released Friday by Russia’s Channel One and Rossiya TV stations purportedly shows a Ukrainian fighter plane firing an air-to-air missile in the direction of the MH17....
Ukraine’s Financial Outlook Is Gloomy
Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to service its debts. If the situation continues, Ukraine could face possible default on its bonds in four to six months, if Russia demands early repayment on a multibillion-dollar loan it gave Kyiv before the ouster this year of...
Russian TV claims photo shows Ukrainian fighter downed Malaysian plane; bloggers call it fake
Russian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian TV claims it has photo of downing of MH17
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. However, commentators have dismissed the photo as a fake…. …read more Source: Associated...
Cameron and Putin have frank exchange about Ukraine
UPI StaffBRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 15 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron were said to have had a robust talk about Ukraine on the sidelines of the G20 summit. …read more Source: United Press...
Putin Will Leave G20 Summit Early After West Blasts Moscow Over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to leave the G20 summit early after Western leaders lambasted him Saturday over the crisis in Ukraine and threatened further sanctions. Russia has been accused of escalating military activity and supplying troops and weaponry to the insurgency in the eastern part of Ukraine, where fighting has claimed the...
Ukraine to Close State Offices in Rebel-Held East
With a cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists barely holding, Ukrainian leaders are taking steps to end certain services in the east. …read more Source:...
