Section: US & Canada
The scene in eastern Ukraine
A few miles south of the town of Starobeshevo in eastern Ukraine, a group of men in uniform is slumped under a tree. …read more Source:...
Putin Urges ‘Statehood’ Talks for Eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called on Ukraine on Sunday to begin talks on “the statehood” of that country’s rebellious southeast, a vague and provocative turn of phrase he used while demanding the Ukrainian government negotiate directly with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukrainian Woman, Held Up to Public Abuse, Is Released
Irina Dovgan was wrapped in a Ukrainian flag and forced to stand on a sidewalk while holding a sign that read “She kills our children,” as passers-by slapped, kicked and spit on her. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama seeks to reassure jittery NATO members after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Having failed to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Obama heads to Europe this week to reassure NATO members that he won’t let Russian President Vladimir Putin crash any gates elsewhere in Eastern Europe, even as Mr. Putin continued to do exactly that over the weekend. Mr. Obama will leave … …read more Source:...
Obama to Reassure NATO Baltic States
President Barack Obama leaves Tuesday for a trip to Estonia and later Wales, in Britain, for a gathering of leaders of NATO countries. As VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports, Russia’s latest actions in Ukraine are making the trip an especially important one. …read more Source: Voice of...
Vladimir Putin Isn’t Going To Stop
Wreaking havoc in Ukraine is just the beginning. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Putin wants ‘statehood’ for rebel-held southeast Ukraine region
Western governments have accused Russia of backing the separatists with arms and fighters and of sending Russian troops to lead a counteroffensive in Ukraine during the past week that threatened Mariupol, an important port city, and left thousands of government troops encircled. Putin spoke Sunday on a televised news program in Moscow as European...
Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine ‘statehood’
President Putin called for immediate talks on Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow endorsed rebel calls for independence. …read more Source:...
Rebels attack border guard vessel in Ukraine
The attack comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Ukrained to begin talks on a political solution to the crisis …read more Source:...
Ukraine: rebels fire on border guard vessel
A burned trolleybus is seen near Donetsk train station after shelling, Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug.30, 2014. Heavy shelling from an unknown source hit a railway station and a nearby market… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
