Section: US & Canada
The US Warns Russia About Its ‘Significant Escalation’ In Ukraine Ahead Of A Crucial Meeting
High-profile U.S. diplomats warned Russia to halt increasing “escalation” in Ukraine on Tuesday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time since June. Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, said late Monday night that Russia’s...
Ukraine president meets with Putin as fighting appears to spread
Towering columns of smoke rose Tuesday from outside a city in Ukraine’s far southeast after what residents said was a heavy artillery barrage. …read more Source: Toronto...
Southeast Ukraine shelled on possible new front
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...
Before Peace Talks, Ukraine Says It Holds Russian Troops
Ukraine released video footage of what it said were 10 captured Russian soldiers just before President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine were to hold peace talks. …read more Source: The New York...
Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine
AP reporters have seen convoys of tanks and armored vehicles rolling in eastern Ukraine as tensions remain high between Moscow and Kiev. Monday, Ukraine’s president dissolved the country’s parliament and announced early elections this fall. …read more Source: USA...
Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Security Service said Tuesday that 10 Russian soldiers had been detained in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Shelling rocks part of southeastern Ukraine
As shelling in eastern Ukraine spread to a new front, Ukraine’s president flew to Minsk for a meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist regions. …read more Source: CTV...
Shelling rocks southeastern Ukraine town
Towering columns of smoke rose near a city in southeastern Ukraine Tuesday after what residents said was a heavy artillery barrage. …read more Source:...
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,...
Ukraine captures Russian soldiers on its territory; Russia says they crossed ‘by accident’
The incident comes only hours before the presidents of the two countries were due to meet for the first time in months …read more Source: The Globe and...
