Section: US & Canada
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in after election heavily criticized by West
The leader of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine has been officially sworn in after an election that has been roundly condemned by the West as destabilizing. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in as head of separatist ‘republic’
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko was sworn in Tuesday as head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic after claiming a crushing victory at weekend separatist polls rejected by Kiev. “I swear to serve the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Zakharchenko said at a...
Donetsk’s rebel leader sworn in as Ukraine-Russia crisis deepens
Alexander Zakharchenko was elected in a rogue vote on Sunday that was denounced as a ‘farce’ by Kiev and illegitimate by the West …read more Source: The Globe and...
Merkel underlines displeasure over Russia’s Ukraine role, says no reason to lift sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is underlining her displeasure over Russia’s role in eastern Ukraine and saying there’s no reason yet to lift European Union sanctions. …read more Source: FOX...
EU Cuts Eurozone Growth Forecast
The European Commission cut its growth forecasts for the eurozone and the European Union, citing the tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East along with a lack of investment. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Poroshenko Slams Separatist Vote
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called a meeting of top security officials to discuss next steps after Russian-backed separatists held elections. Speaking on November 3, he said the elections were a “farce” which violated a peace plan signed with Russia in the Belarusian capital Minsk. Western countries also condemned the...
Russia Skips Meeting With US, EU, Other Countries To Discuss 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
Russia chose not to attend a meeting on Monday to plan the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, The Associated Press, or AP, reported citing officials from the United States and European Union. Relations between Russia, the U.S. and EU have been frayed in recent months over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine leaders meet to ‘re-examine’ peace plan
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was to meet security chiefs Tuesday to “re-examine” an already teetering peace accord with pro-Russian separatists after they defiantly staged elections banned by Kiev.The elections of leaders in two unrecognised statelets in eastern Ukraine were backed by Russia but condemned...
The White House Slams Separatist Elections in Southeastern Ukraine
The Obama Administration has condemned Russia-backed separatists in southeastern Ukraine for holding unauthorized elections and warned that the polls violated the fragile cease-fire deal signed by Kiev and Moscow during a meeting in Minsk last Sept. Organizers of the elections in Donetsk and Luhansk say that insurgent leaders from both cities...
Ukraine Holds Crisis Talks Following Disputed Rebel Election
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold crisis talks with his security chiefs Tuesday after pro-Russian separatists held elections meant to assert their independence from Kyiv. Poroshenko said the Sunday vote was a farce that violated a September cease-fire with the rebels, whom he dismissed Monday as “bandits, terrorists and...
