Section: US & Canada
Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks
MOSCOW — Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for autonomy — a shift that reflects Moscow’s desire to strike a deal at a new round of peace talks.The insurgents’ platform, released at the start of Monday’s negotiations in Minsk,...
Is Putin ‘Rebuilding Russia’ According To Solzhenitsyn’s Design?
In recent remarks, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to call into question Kazakhstan’s legitimacy as a country, comments that echoed statements he made before the current crisis in Ukraine. His geopolitical vision for a “greater Russia” reminds some of a 1990 essay by Nobel laureate Aleksander Solzhenitsyn. …read...
Battle-Ravaged Ukraine Village Struggles to Survive
HRABSKE, Ukraine—Alexander Bespalko and his son lifted parts from a burned-out Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in a village ravaged by the past week’s battles. With homes destroyed and livelihoods lost, residents in the village of Hrabske must scrape for a living and at least scrap metal is reliable — with wrecked tanks, cars and APCs...
Merkel Defends Arming Kurds and Calls Islamic State a Threat to Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her government’s taboo-breaking decision to send arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, telling parliament on Monday that the group posed a major security threat to Germany and Europe. A day after Berlin announced it would send anti-tank rockets, assault rifles and hand grenades to...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘open aggression’ as rebels advance
Putin called on Sunday for immediate negotiations on the “statehood” of southern and eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ahead Of New Talks, Russian Minister Calls For Ukraine Cease-Fire
Russian and Ukrainian officials are meeting today with Russia-backed separatists and international monitors, but the sides remain far apart and the fighting continues in the eastern part of Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
China May Be Biggest Winner From Ukraine Crisis
Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being the largest beneficiary of the turmoil along Russia’s southwest border: China. With Russian President Vladimir Putin rewriting the playbook on security in post-Cold War Europe, Beijing has watched warily 3,700 miles to...
Ukrainians pull back from airport; Poroshenko slams Russia
KIEV – Ukraine’s military said on Monday it had pulled its forces back from defending a vital airport in the east against Russian tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of “direct and open aggression”. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Battle-hit Ukraine village picks up the pieces
HRABSKE, Ukraine (AP) — Alexander Bespalko and his son lifted parts from a burned-out Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in a village ravaged by the past week’s battles. With homes destroyed and livelihoods lost, residents in the village of Hrabske must scrape for a living and at least scrap metal is reliable – with wrecked...
Battle-hit Ukraine village picks up the pieces
Alexander Bespalko and his son lifted parts from a burned-out Ukrainian armored personnel carrier in a village ravaged by the past week’s battles. With homes destroyed and livelihoods lost, residents in the village of Hrabske must scrape for a living and at least scrap metal is reliable — with wrecked tanks, cars and APCs everywhere....
