Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, Russian Presidents to Meet in Belarus
The Ukrainian and Russian presidents will meet with European Union representatives in Belarus next week, in an effort to reach a deal that would end fighting in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian government forces appear to be closing in on the remaining pro-Russian separatist strongholds in the region. Zlatica Hoke has more. …read more...
Ukrainian fighter, copters shot
Pro-Russian separatists struck two helicopters as well as a jet with portable air defense systems in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian troops advance in Luhansk and Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
The other commodity that’s leaping on Ukraine war
Fears over the Russia-Ukraine crisis are pushing one commodity to highs not seen in more than a decade. …read more Source:...
Rifts in a Crimean Art Colony
The Crimean town of Koktebel was a tolerant oasis for artists and writers in the midst of Soviet repression. Now, its residents are divided by the Russian annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The New York...
MH17: Investigators Plan To Return to Malaysia Airlines Crash Site In Ukraine When Security Improves
The investigation team looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in July plans to return to the crash site when the security situation in the country improves. Investigators had suspended their search efforts in early August when fighting between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian rebels escalated. …read more Source:...
The Mission to Save Foley Ended Like Most: In Failure
Unlike in the movies, rescue missions rarely succeed. For every legendary success, like the Israeli commandos who rescued 102 hostages at Entebbe in Uganda in 1976, many more rescue missions fail. There was the infamous failed attempt to rescue U.S. hostage in Iran in 1979, and years before that in North Vietnam, a Special Forces raid on the long...
An American Investment Banker Fighting In Ukraine Was Killed In Battle
A 55-year-old American-born investment banker has died while fighting against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, Simon Ostrovsky of Vice News reported. Mark Gregory Paslawsky, a dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizen who Vice News named only as “Franko” when he was revealed to be fighting in the country earlier this month, was killed on...
Ukraine To Check Russian Aid
Ukrainian border guards are expected to begin checking some of the cargo of a Russian aid convoy on August 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Open Source: An American Voice on Ukraine’s Front Lines Goes Silent
Mark Paslawsky, a 55-year-old American investment banker, died fighting Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine this week. …read more Source: The New York...
