Section: US & Canada
Ukraine President Says Cease-Fire Deal Agreed
Updated: Sept. 3, 2014, 4:40 a.m. E.T. (KIEV, Ukraine) — The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. The brief statement on Wednesday gave no details and there was no immediate reaction from the Russia-backed separatists whom Ukrainian...
Ukraine president says cease-fire deal reached
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine, Russia agree to ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Donbass region
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has reached agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on a “permanent ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region, Poroshenko’s press office said in a statement. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine Agree on Cease-Fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed on permanent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Poroshenko’s office: Ceasefire reached with Russia
Ukraine’s President reaches agreement with Putin on a ‘permanent ceasefire’ in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region. …read more Source:...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss settlement in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine with President Petro Poroshenko and found that they “largely share views” on ways out of the crisis, Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of sending its troops and weapons to...
Ukrainian Checkpoint Empty Outside Donetsk
Workers cleared an abandoned Ukrainian checkpoint near the village of Olenivka in the Donetsk region on September 2. Remains of armored vehicles were scattered across the road at the checkpoint, situated en route from Donetsk to the southeastern port city of Mariupol. The Ukrainian army used Olenivka as a base for attacks on separatist forces in...
Russian news agency says remains of its photojournalist found in eastern Ukraine
Andrei Stenin went missing in early August, his whereabouts unknown …read more Source: The Globe and...
By talking basketball, nothing lost in translation
The guy who tells Ukraine what plays to run speaks English. So does the guy who tells the Dominican Republic what their opponents will do. …read more Source: Miami...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Discuss Peace Settlement
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine with President Petro Poroshenko and found that they “largely share views” on ways out of the crisis, Putin’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Putin and Poroshenko met last week for talks which mainly highlighted the...
