Section: US & Canada
EU imposes new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The EU has said it could lift some or even all of the sanctions within weeks if Moscow abides by a fragile truce …read more Source: The Globe and...
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Russia
The European Union has imposed a new package of economic sanctions against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine. The new sanctions went into effect Friday and targeted Russian oil and defense firms. The latest EU restrictions also imposed sanctions on individuals, including Russian figures and Ukrainian rebels. European Council President...
Poroshenko says Ukraine to ratify EU pact next week
Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday that the Ukrainian and European parliaments would meet on September 16 to jointly ratify an historic agreement pulling his country further out of Russia’s reach.Poroshenko also told an international conference in Kiev he hoped to secure a “special status” for Ukraine...
Ukrainian Volunteers Dig Trenches Near Russian Border
Despite a shaky cease-fire in Ukraine, preparations for further fighting continue. In northeastern Ukraine local volunteers dug defensive trenches at Pletenivka, a crossing point on the border with Russia, on September 11. Russia has denied Western accusations it is supplying weapons and fighters to separatists in the region. (RFE/RL’s...
Ukraine, separatist rebels exchange prisoners as part of ceasefire deal
The transfer took place in the dark outside the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk under the watch of international observers …read more Source: The Globe and...
European Union Imposes New Sanctions On Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting some of its largest companies, in a response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The military conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has been raging since mid-April, claiming more than 3,000 lives, according to the...
Ukraine, rebels exchange prisoners in peace deal
Government and rebel forces early Friday exchanged dozens of prisoners captured during fighting in Ukraine, as part of a cease-fire agreement sealed earlier this month. …read more Source: FOX...
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine
The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting some of its largest companies, in a response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Hollande in Iraq as world ramps up efforts to defeat jihadists
Baghdad (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande flew into Baghdad Friday in a show of support to the Iraqi government as global efforts to defeat jihadist fighters intensified.His was the highest-profile visit to Iraq since extremist Sunni militants overran large parts of the country in June and sparked international concern over an...
Ukraine, rebels exchange prisoners in peace deal
Ukrainian soldiers perform exercises at a military training centre outside Zhytomyr , some 150 km (94 miles) west of Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) …read more Source: The Bismarck...
