Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian refugees on edge as they flood into Russia
Tatiana Poludnitsina fled her home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Luhansk in her robe and flip-flops after artillery shells hit it in mid-August. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Canadian Politician: Support, But Also Skepticism, For Ukrainian Government
RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service’s Maryana Drach spoke to Freeland about Western policies toward Ukraine and the role of Russian propaganda. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia-annexed Crimea Votes for Legislature
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea— Residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March, are voting for their regional parliament in elections expected to be dominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backers. A spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, Volodymyr Polyovyi, told reporters Sunday that...
Residents of Russia-annexed Crimea vote in regional parliamentary elections
Residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March, are voting for their regional parliament in elections expected to be dominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backers. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia-annexed Crimea votes for legislature
A spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, Volodymyr Polyovyi, told reporters Sunday that Ukraine considers the election illegal and that those responsible for holding them could be charged with seizing state power, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Russia-annexed Crimea votes for legislature
Residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March, are voting for their regional parliament in elections expected to be dominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backers. …read more Source: Miami...
Spanish cities celebrate women’s contribution to Jewish heritage
(JTA) — More than 25 Spanish cities launched a cultural program centered around their Jewish heritage in celebration of the 15th European Day of Jewish Culture. Spain was one of about 30 countries marking the Jewish culture day on Sunday, which this year focused on women in Judaism. The activities offered by Spain’s Red de Juderias, a...
Shelling near airport in east Ukraine shakes fragile ceasefire
Several residential neighbourhoods in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have come under repeated shelling, imperiling a fragile ceasefire agreement imposed last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine to Feature in Paris Talks
Ukraine is expected to be discussed on the sidelines of the Paris meeting on Iraq Monday. A senior U.S. State Department official says Secretary John Kerry will have pull-asides with several foreign ministers to review developments. The official told reporters travelling with the secretary that “It appears the Russians are treating the...
Kyiv Accuses Rebels Of Jeopardizing Cease-Fire
Kyiv has accused pro-Russian separatists of jeopardizing Ukraine’s fragile peace process by intensifying attacks on government troops, despite a nine-day old cease-fire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
