Section: US & Canada
Amid Simmering Conflicts, Paris Marks 1944 Liberation
During a summer darkened by conflict in the Middle East, Ukraine and parts of Africa, the world is remembering this week a more joyous event: the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation 70 years ago. It counts among the highlights of anniversaries this year marking the 20th century’s two great wars – and lessons they offer today....
Putin sits down with Ukrainian president for talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gets traditional salt and bread upon arrival in Minsk, Belarus on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Poroshenko arrived in Minsk on Tuesday for discussions with Russi… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko sit down for talks
Ukrainian president under pressure to seek negotiated settlement and not a military victory over eastern separatists …read more Source:...
Ukraine nabs 10 Russian soldiers on ‘special mission’
An unnamed Russian Defense Ministry source said the border crossing was likely an accident. …read more Source: USA...
Ukrainian, Russian Leaders Shake Hands As Minsk Summit Under Way
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin have shaken hands at the start of multilateral talks in Minsk, the first time the two presidents have met since June. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Soviet rocker vilified for defying Moscow on Ukraine
Moscow (AFP) – Non-conformist rocker Andrei Makarevich walked a thin line in Soviet times but his outspoken stance on Ukraine has seen him savagely pilloried by the Russian establishment.Russian media and officials have rounded on Makarevich, 60, for having “supported Kiev’s anti-Russian policy” by playing a concert for...
Leaders Of Russia, Ukraine Meet To Discuss Conflict
The hope is that the talks between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko lead to a ceasefire between Ukraine and separatists in the eastern part of the country.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine Releases Footage Of Captured Russian Soldiers
KIEV, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had captured a group of Russian paratroopers who had crossed into Ukrainian territory on a “special mission” – but Moscow said they had ended up there by mistake. The Ukrainian military meanwhile reported pro-Russian separatist forces were shelling the town of...
Putin, Poroshenko sit down for talks as fighting rages in east Ukraine
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: CTV...
Ukraine Releases Video of Captured Russian Soldiers Ahead of Putin-Poroshenko Talks
Ukraine released a video of captured Russian soldiers on Tuesday, sharply escalating a dispute over Moscow’s alleged backing for separatist rebels in the east of the former Soviet republic. The footage was released only hours before the two countries’ presidents were due to meet for the first time since June to discuss the conflict,...
