Section: US & Canada
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...
Rand Paul Takes Isolationist Stance on ISIS Airstrikes
As potential presidential candidates begin to stake out their positions ahead of the 2016 election, Senator Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is taking a page out of Obama’s playbook. In the Democratic primaries ahead of the 2008 presidential election, then-Senator Barack Obama took the Democratic presidential nomination from the front-runner, Hillary...
“Significant escalation”: Russian tanks enter Ukraine
Official says missiles were fired at a border post; NATO releases satellite imagery showing Russian combat troops inside Ukraine …read more Source:...
Canada assails Russia for ‘invasion’ of Ukraine
Canada has condemned what it says is an “invasion of eastern Ukraine” by Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation, and says NATO leaders gathering next week will discuss how to ratchet up their response to the escalating crisis. But the federal government did not indicate what further measures it plans beyond sanctions already in place....
Ukraine’s leader urges country not to panic
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is calling on the country to resist giving into panic in the wake of Russian forces entering the country. …read more Source: FOX...
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...
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...
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...
Russian columns enter Ukraine; leader urges calm
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...
