Section: US & Canada
Russian aid convoy advances toward Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers muster at a point close to Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Ukrainian troops make a significant push into rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, claimin… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine Crisis: Who Controls What?
Pro-Russian rebels, who had taken control of eastern Ukraine, are under pressure as government forces fight to regain control. …read more Source: The Boston...
Hollywood Stars Say Thanks But No Thanks to Russia
On Aug. 14, the actor Steven Seagal arrived at Russia’s premier weapons expo and, in the company of several arms dealers, strolled to a display of automatic rifles. A crowd of reporters and onlookers gathered around to watch as he handled one of the weapons, some even climbing on top of a military vehicle in order to get a better look....
Russian aid convoy poised to enter Ukraine as fighting rages
Pro-Russia separatists who control part of Ukraine’s eastern border allowed Kiev customs officials into the occupied territory Thursday to inspect a Russian convoy seeking to carry aid to the militants’ last two strongholds. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Russia checks more McDonald's after closing 3
MOSCOW — Russia’s food safety agency said Thursday that it was checking McDonald’s restaurants around the country, a day after several branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow.The pressure on the American chain, which has 435 restaurants in Russia, comes at a time of heightened tensions over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.After...
Ukraine Border Guards Begin Approving Russian Aid Convoy
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U.S. Army veteran, West Point grad killed fighting for Ukraine
The lone American fighting for the Ukraine in the current conflict in the Eastern part of the country died in during battle. …read more Source: FOX...
Fighting Continues in Ukraine as Russian Aid Convoy Reaches Customs
KIEV, Ukraine—Parts of eastern Ukraine were wracked by fierce fighting Thursday as government troops sought to snatch back territory from separatist rebels, while a Russian aid convoy to the hard-hit city of Luhansk began to make tentative steps toward its destination. Russia has been trying to send in over 200 trucks carrying what it says is...
‘Ambiguous Warfare’ Provides NATO With New Challenge
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March, NATO has been publicly refocusing on its old Cold War foe Moscow. The threats it now believes it faces, however, are distinctly different to those of the latter half of the 20th century. The West then was defending against the risk of Soviet armor pouring across the North German plain. Now,...
Businesses Wonder Who’s Next After Russia Targets McDonald’s
Russia said on Thursday it was investigating dozens of McDonald’s restaurants, in what many businessmen said was retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine they fear could spread to other symbols of Western capitalism. Russia’s food safety watchdog said it was looking at possible breaches of sanitary rules at McDonald’s, but...
