Section: US & Canada
No sign of quick end to Ukraine conflict
MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine’s president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.Following meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that included a one-on-one session...
Dropping Oil Prices Threaten Moscow’s Budget
MoreUkraine: Russian Tank Column Enters SoutheastUkraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’Truck Convoy Returns Swiftly to Russia From UkraineThis article originally appeared on OilPrice.com MoreDanger Beneath: ‘Fracking’ Gas, Oil Pipes Threaten Rural ResidentsGermans Happily Pay More for Renewable Energy. But Would...
Globalization of Hatred
The fast pace of globalization, with all of its benefits, is also accelerating the viral spread of hatred. Where once regional enmities brewed for centuries with sporadic outbursts of warfare and imperial powers that waxed and waned, the truly global speed and scale of ideological hatred and international conflict was not possible until recently...
Interfax: Ukraine cites support for peace plan
Interfax: Ukraine’s president says leaders at Minsk meeting support his peace plan …read more Source:...
Interfax: Ukraine cites support for peace plan
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko walk to their talks a… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Interfax: Ukraine cites support for peace plan
MINSK, Belarus — The Interfax news agency is quoting Ukraine’s president as saying the leaders he met with in Minsk, which included Russian President Vladimir Putin, support his peace plan.But there were no indications that the support foretold a quick end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian...
Putin says ready to “do everything” if Ukraine peace process starts
Minsk (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he was willing to “do everything” if a peace process to end fighting in Ukraine’s war-torn east gets underway following talks with Ukraine’s leader.”Russia will do everything for the peace process if it begins,” Putin told journalists after...
Putin, Poroshenko conclude talks over Ukraine
Russian, Ukrainian leaders met hours after Ukraine captures 10 Russian paratroopers. …read more Source: USA...
Kiev Claims Russia Has Sights Set On New Eastern Ukrainian City
Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to open a new front in the war between the government and pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president says Putin supports his peace plan: report
The Interfax news agency is quoting Ukraine’s president as saying the leaders he met with in Minsk, which included Russian President Vladimir Putin, support his peace plan. …read more Source: CTV...
