Section: US & Canada
Moscow Court Prolongs Detention For Ukrainian Director
A Moscow court has extended the pretrial detention of Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, who was arrested in Crimea and accused of plotting terrorist attacks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine fighting leaves 12 dead, 32 wounded
Eastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops …read more Source: Toronto...
Belarusian KGB Nabs Sellers Of Paintings From ‘Yanukovych’s Residence’
The Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) has detained several suspects who attempted to sell paintings they say are by famous artists and were taken from the residence of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Fighting Near Donetsk Airport Disrupts Ceasefire
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when separatist shelling hit their armoured vehicle near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting a fragile ceasefire under further strain. It was the largest loss of life among Ukrainian soldiers in a single incident since the ceasefire came into force on Sept. 5 and...
Ukrainians just pulled down a massive Lenin statue. What does that signal for Russia?
MOSCOW – Anti-Russian protesters in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pulled down a massive statue of Vladimir Lenin late Sunday, a sign of hardening anger toward the Kremlin in an eastern Ukrainian area where sympathies are split between Kiev and Moscow. The pro-European protests that swept Ukraine in the winter were accompanied by a...
East Asia: A Farewell to Arms
(written with Emanuel Pastreich) East Asia faces an enormous number of challenges. The countries of the region clash over territory, argue over history, compete for diminishing natural resources, and dispute the balance of power along the Pacific Rim. In response to all these challenges, the United States has offered a one-size-fits-all approach:...
Eastern Ukraine Shelling Kills At Least 12
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Eastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops in the region killed at least 12 people and wounded 32, officials said Monday. Col. Andriy Lysenko told journalists in a briefing in Kiev on Monday that at least nine troops had been killed in a day...
12 Dead as Combatants Defy E. Ukraine Cease-Fire
At least 12 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine where fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists continues despite a cease-fire that was declared earlier this month. A Ukrainian military spokesman says nine soldiers were killed when their armored vehicle was attacked Sunday, while the government of Donetsk said at least...
Toppling Lenin 20 Years Too Late
The biggest Lenin statue in Ukraine was toppled on Sunday only to be replaced with a neo-Nazi flag. The symbolism of tearing down Lenin is outdated and misplaced. …read more Source:...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack despite ceasefire
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when a separatist shell hit their armored personnel carrier near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting further strain on a fragile ceasefire in the region. …read more Source: New York Daily...
