Section: US & Canada
Ukraine ceasefire remains fragile as both sides claim violations
Mayor’s office in Donetsk says no reports of shooting or shelling there although some shelling had been heard late Friday afternoon …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia Says ‘Will React’ If EU Imposes New Sanctions
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned Moscow will “no doubt react” if the European Union imposes new sanctions against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ceasefire in Ukraine appearing to hold
A ceasefire in Ukraine’s rebellious east appeared to be holding on Saturday, but claims by a pro-Russian separatist leader that the Ukrainian side had violated the agreement showed that the fragile deal could quickly unravel. …read more Source: CTV...
Cease-fire in Ukraine appears to hold
A cease-fire in Ukraine’s rebellious east appeared to be holding on Saturday. …read more Source: USA...
Iraq, Ukraine see Canada’s military footprint expand
The end of Canada’s decade-long involvement in Afghanistan was expected to bring a lull in Canadian military operations. Instead, the maple leaf is flying in even more countries thanks to developments in Ukraine and Iraq. Here is where Canadian military personnel and equipment are currently deployed on operations: Port-au-Prince, Haiti...
Opposition calls for vote, debate over Iraq deployment
The opposition New Democrats are raising the spectre of “mission creep” amid calls for Parliament to have a debate and vote before Canada sends any military personnel to Iraq. NDP defence critic Jack Harris says Canadians need to have a good idea of what the country is getting into and how far it is willing to go before sending troops into harms...
Eastern Ukraine Calm After Cease-Fire Announcement
A cease-fire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists appears to be holding Saturday in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, raising prospects for at least a temporary halt to five months of warfare. However, Russia vowed Saturday to react if the European Union imposes a new round of economic sanctions against Moscow as a means of...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Cease-fire in Ukraine appears to hold, despite rebel claim Ukraine has violated the deal KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – A cease-fire in Ukraine’s rebellious east appeared to be holding on Saturday, but claims by a pro-Russian separatist leader that the Ukrainian side had violated the agreement showed that the … …read more Source:...
Ukraine military accuses rebels of violating ceasefire
Kiev (AFP) – A top Ukrainian defence official accused pro-Russian insurgents on Saturday of violating a ceasefire the two sides signed up to in a bid to halt nearly five months of bloodshed.”We have recorded a series of provocations by the rebels. They fired on our anti-terrorism units on 28 occasions (on Friday), with 10 of those...
Ukraine national guard: cease-fire is holding
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The cease-fire in Ukraine’s rebellious east appears to be holding, despite some violations early on, the head of the country’s national guard said Saturday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
