Section: US & Canada
Cease-fire in Ukraine threatened as fighting breaks out in east
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine struggled to maintain a tenuous cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels after a series of repeated breaches Sunday, even as the government here faced the equally daunting task of selling the peace plan to the nation. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine’s fragile cease-fire is in trouble, as shelling occurs near Mariupol
MOSCOW — Ukraine’s fragile cease-fire appeared to be in danger late Saturday, slightly more than 24 hours after it took hold, as witnesses reported renewed fighting near the key government-held city of Mariupol. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Islamic State militants want to fight Putin
Here’s a slightly new geopolitical wrinkle. Earlier this week, the Islamic State issued a video challenging a powerful global leader. But this time, it was not President Obama or one of his counterparts in Europe. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the video, fighters pose atop Russian military equipment, including a fighter jet,...
MAP: Russia’s expanding empire in Ukraine and elsewhere
A cease-fire negotiated in Minsk, capital of Belarus, between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine went into effect Friday. Fighting has raged through the summer in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, industrial hotbeds near the border with Russia, leading to thousands of deaths. “The highest value is human life,...
Clinton in Mexico, worried about Russia
MEXICO CITY — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, in a mostly upbeat speech about the state of the world, said Friday that she was “particularly concerned” about Europe faltering in the face of Russian intimidation. “I do worry about President Putin’s view that Russia should dominate its border and intimidate people beyond its...
Police Detain Crimean Blogger, Critic Of Annexation
Police in Crimea have briefly detained a well-known blogger who has strongly criticized Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU delays signing off on new Russia sanctions
Some governments want to discuss how to suspend the sanctions if a Ukraine cease-fire holds, diplomats say. …read more Source:...
Visiting East, Ukraine Leader Vows to Not Cede Any Territory
President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine visited the port city of Mariupol during a fragile truce with pro-Russian separatists and pledged not give up any land. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine’s President Visits Frontline City Amid ‘Shaky’ Ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a ‘crushing defeat’ to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. “I have ordered (the military) to secure the defense of Mariupol with howitzers, multiple...
Ukraine Conflict: Red Meat for Anemic NATO Alliance
The footage of President Obama strolling through the ancient ruins at Stonehenge was an apt bookend to the meeting of NATO, a Cold War relic that should have been abolished after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. But while hundreds of protesters marched through the streets calling for NATO to be dissolved — “From Iraq to...
