Section: US & Canada
Ukraine signs cease-fire deal with pro-Russian rebels
U.N. estimates 2,600 deaths in conflict between Moscow-backed separatists and government troops in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...
Ukraine Crisis: NATO Will Send Thousands Of Troops To Eastern Europe
NATO approved a rapid response “spearhead” force Friday designed to “deal swiftly and firmly with threats” in Eastern Europe, a move prompted by Russian intervention in Ukraine and NATO concerns Russia could try the same in bordering NATO member states. Russian officials said this week they consider any NATO buildup near Russia a provocation....
Ukraine president orders army to observe cease-fire
Poroshenko says he has ordered the army to observe a cease-fire in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels agree on conditional cease-fire
A deal comes only hours after NATO announces a new rapid response force for Eastern Europe. …read more Source: USA...
Pro-Russian rebels sign cease-fire deal with Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels have signed a cease-fire deal with Ukraine that starts Friday evening, a European official at the talks said. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s President Says Cease-Fire Deal Reached With Separatists
Fighting is still raging, but the deal is supposed to usher in peace at 11 a.m. ET. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said all must be done to stop the bloodshed.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine Signs Cease-Fire With Pro-Russia Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced Friday that Kiev has reached agreement on a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Poroshenko confirmed that Ukrainian envoys negotiating with rebels, representatives from Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Minsk, Belarus, signed the ceasefire...
Canadian military advisers headed to Iraq to help push back ISIL
NEWPORT, Wales — Several dozen Canadian soldiers will be sent to Iraq to advise that country’s military forces in fighting Islamic terrorists, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced here Friday. But Canada’s contribution could be further increased once a strategy with its allies has been worked out. The Canadians will join U.S....
Rebels: We signed cease-fire deal with Ukraine
Ukraine’s president, at NATO summit, voices ‘careful optimism’ on peace talks with rebels …read more Source:...
Why NATO Won’t Stop Russia In Ukraine
More than 60 leaders are attending a historical NATO summit in Wales this week. On the agenda are the political crisis in Afghanistan, the rise of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq and most prominently, the pressing concern of the unabated tensions in Ukraine. Since the start of the conflict between the Ukrainian government and...
