Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Invading Country While Putin Adviser Says Russia’s Action Amounts To ‘Invasion’
Update as of 7:15 a.m. EDT: Russia is carrying out an invasion in Ukraine, Ella Polyakova, a member of Vladimir Putin’s advisory council on human rights, reportedly said. “When masses of people, under commanders’ orders, on tanks and troop carriers, and with the use of heavy weapons, [are] on the territory of another country and cross...
In Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists press on with building a new state
Pro-Russia separatist leader Denis Pushilin, working in the high-ceilinged auditorium of an occupied building, insisted that a self-declared new government would take care of its own without Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Invasion
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of invading the country, apparently dashing hopes of a diplomatic response to the crisis and challenging the West to respond. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Russian Forces Moving Inside Ukraine: Poroshenko
A pro-Moscow separatist leader earlier claimed Russian soldiers were fighting alongside rebels inside Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Thursday’s Top 6 News Stories
From increasing tensions in Ukraine to a possible American jihadist death in Syria, see the stories we’re following. …read more Source:...
Telling Crimea’s Story Through Children’s Books
Blending history, myth and geopolitics, Lily Hyde uses fairy tales to teach children and young adults about Eastern European history. To cover the current unrest, though, she’s put fiction on hold.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Separatist Leader Says Thousands of Russians Have Fought in Ukraine
The comments from a rebel commander sidestep the issue of direct Russian involvement by describing the fighters as volunteers. …read more Source: The New York...
Pro-Russian rebels capture vital town in Ukraine
The strategically positioned southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk appears firmly under the control of Russia-backed separatists as concerns grow about the opening of a new front in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Russian Troops Capture Novoazovsk, A Key Port Town, Ukraine Claims
The Russian military has invaded and seized control of the strategically located Ukrainian port town of Novoazovsk, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, or NSDC, reportedly said on Thursday. “A counter-offensive by Russian troops and separatist units is continuing in south-east Ukraine,” the council reportedly said,...
Rebels seem to control another key town in Ukraine
Apparent control of Novoazovsk adds to fears they’re trying create a land link between Russia and Crimea …read more Source:...
