Section: US & Canada
Why Independence Could Put Scotland In Danger Of Russian Invasion
If Scotland votes “Yes” on independence, it will begin a long process of creating its own naval defence force, a process that could leave its coastline at risk. The Royal United Services Institute, a British military think tank, said last week that Scottish independence would trigger a national debate over the U.K.’s nuclear weapons if the...
Photos August 26: Top images from around the world
The child of a Sich special volonteer battalion member holds her father on August 26, 2014 during an oath-taking and farewell ceremony in Kiev. The battalion is leaving the Ukrainian capital to take part in anti-terrorists operation (ATO) in the east of the country. Kiev’s security services on August 26 released a video purporting to show...
Putin: No military solution to Ukraine crisis
Russian, Ukrainian leaders meet hours after Ukraine captures 10 Russian paratroopers. …read more Source: USA...
Poroshenko Calls For Peaceful Solution, Strong Border Controls
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to discuss various options to reach a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, but wants effective border controls and an end to army supplies to separatists. Poroshenko spoke at a talks in Minsk, Belarus, that included Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Russian Soldiers Are In Ukraine
It’s a claim authorities in Kyiv have made for months, but in recent days the evidence has become undeniable. Russian soldiers are now being captured — and perhaps dying — in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin, Poroshenko meet in bid to end Ukraine war
Putin also said Russian could suffer a huge loss if EU goods reach Russia via Ukraine, bypassing Russian tariffs. …read more Source:...
Kiev and Moscow spar over captured Russian soldiers
Ukraine releases video footage of what it says are Russian soldiers captured on its territory, as Presidents Poroshenko and Putin meet in Minsk. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Raw: Shelling rocks southeastern Ukraine
Shelling in eastern Ukraine spread to a new front as towering columns of smoke rose outside a city in Ukraine’s far southeast. (Aug. 26) …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine Shows Captured Russian Soldiers as Putin, Poroshenko Meet
Ukraine released videotaped interrogations of Russian soldiers it said were captured inside its borders, in a fresh irritant to talks as the presidents of Russia and Ukraine try to hammer out a peace deal in the Belarus capital of Minsk. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin meets with Ukrainian president amid border violence
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source:...
