Section: US & Canada
Russia and Ukraine agree to cease-fire
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: CNY...
Putin, Poroshenko Find Common Ground on Ukraine Crisis
A Russian official said President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, largely agree on what needs to be done to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Russian news agencies quote presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying the two leaders exchanged views in a phone conversation on ways to stop the “bloodshed” in...
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...
Slovakia Opens Reverse Gas Pipeline For Ukraine
Slovakia on September 2 launched a pipeline capable of delivering natural gas from the European Union to Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, director for energy markets at the European Commission, attended the ceremony in the Slovak town of Velke Kapusany. The...
Kremlin Says Putin, Poroshenko Largely Agree On Ways Out Of Ukraine Crisis
A Kremlin spokesman says President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the Ukraine crisis by telephone and that their views on possible solutions “coincide to a substantial degree.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
1. A video released on Tuesday by ISIS appears to show the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff. 2. Over one million people have been displaced as a result of the crisis in Ukraine, according to the UN refugee agency. 3. Obama announced he was sending an additional 350 troops to protect the U.S. embassy in Iraq, bringing the total number...
