Section: US & Canada
Russian columns enter Ukraine; leader urges calm
Ukrainian forces guard a checkpoint in the town of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of the nation’s security… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Drudge Report Focus: Russian Troops Take Over Ukraine Town?
The Drudge Report’s focus for the day was several articles that report on Russian troops taking over areas in Ukraine. According to the Washington Post, two Russian “armored columns” took over a town near the Russian border in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces who were defending the town were forced to retreat, a spokesperson with Ukraine’s...
Canadian troops off to Europe as part of NATO plan to rein in Putin’s ambitions
As many as 1,000 Canadian troops at a time are expected to soon be constantly rotating through Europe. It will be the first time that Canada has so many troops across the pond since it closed two bases in Germany’s Black Forest when the Cold War ended. The Canadians are to be part of an urgent NATO plan to try to rein in Vladimir...
NATO Satellites Show Russian Troops, Armored Vehicles Inside Ukraine
Backing up Kiev government claims of a Russian invasion on Thursday, NATO has published satellite imagery showing Russian military hardware inside the country ready to fire on Ukrainian army positions. After consistently denying that its forces were operating inside Ukraine, Russia made its first public admission that its troops had crossed the...
Photo Essay: What Remains of Donetsk
Photographer Brendan Hoffman returned in late July to Donetsk, the industrial city in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian separatists declared the Donetsk People’s Republic in April after a referendum in which they said residents voted overwhelmingly to break away from Ukraine. Since then, the city has been the headquarters for separatist...
Russian troops cross into Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Russian troops crossed into Ukraine on Thursday in what Ukraine’s president warned was a “marked aggravation of the situation.” …read more Source: New York Daily...
Russian Tank Columns, Troops Confirmed Invading Ukraine
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine—Two columns of tanks and military vehicles rolled into southeastern Ukraine from Russia on Thursday after Grad missiles were fired at a border post and Ukraine’s overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian official said. Echoing the comments by Ukraine’s Col. Andriy Lysenko, a top NATO official said at least...
Canada’s NATO delegation mocks “lost” Russian troops on Twitter
Map delineating “Russia” and “Not Russia” created to help guide Russian troops who keep “accidentally” entering Ukraine …read more Source:...
NATO Photos Said to Show Russian Forces in Ukraine
The satellite photos, released publicly for the first time, appear to corroborate NATO assertions that Russian forces are operating in Ukraine territory. …read more Source: The New York...
NATO Just Released Satellite Evidence Russia Is Lying About Invading Ukraine
NATO released a series of satellite images on Thursday showing what a top general described as “Russian combat soldiers, equipped with sophisticated heavy weaponry, are operating inside Ukraine’s sovereign territory.” According to a statement posted on the NATO website, the photos “confirmed what NATO and its Allies had...
