Section: US & Canada
Russian soldiers cross Ukrainian border in armoured trucks: Kiev
The group of soldiers entered the eastern town of Amvrosiyivka, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Wednesday …read more Source: The Globe and...
Finland, Sweden increase cooperation with NATO in shadow of Ukraine crisis
Finland and Sweden say they will work more closely with NATO by signing a pact that allows assistance from alliance troops in the Nordic countries in emergency situations. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine: Summit Participants, Russia Support Peace Plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed on the principles of a peace plan to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. President Poroshenko spoke early Wednesday following two hours of face-to-face talks with Putin at a summit in Belarus that was also attended by regional leaders. “I can say that...
Ukraine fears rebels want control of land to link Crimea, Russia
A town in east Ukraine came under shellfire by pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday, amid fears that they are launching a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the region. …read more Source:...
Government-held Ukraine town hit by rebel shells
The shelling comes amid fears of a rebel counter-offensive. …read more Source: USA...
Government-held Ukraine town hit by rebel shells
Relatives and friends say goodbye to volunteers, their unit’s flag on the right, before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion unit fighting again… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Government-held Ukraine town hit by rebel shells
Despite a one-on-one session between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko that lasted over two hours, there was no indication of a swift resolution to the fighting that has dragged on since April and claimed at least 2,000 civilian lives. The latest shelling has raised fears that the separatists are aiming to take control of a strip of land that...
Government-held Ukraine town hit by rebel shells
A town in east Ukraine came under shellfire by pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday, amid fears that they are launching a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the region. …read more Source: Miami...
Government-held town in east Ukraine hit by shelling, residents fear pro-Russian rebel advance
A town in east Ukraine has come under shellfire amid fears that pro-Russian rebels in the region are advancing on government-held areas. …read more Source: FOX...
Poroshenko, Putin Discuss Peace Proposals For Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held direct talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine at a summit in Minsk, Belarus. Speaking to reporters, Poroshenko said all sides “without exception” backed Kyiv’s peace proposals for ending the fighting. Putin said Russia will “do everything to support this...
