Section: US & Canada
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours
Trucks painted white and forming part of an aid convoy are parked in a bus garage close to a border control point with Ukraine in the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Wed… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
MOSCOW — Protesters on Wednesday scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine. The dangerous prank, which set Russian social networking sites abuzz, drew a harsh response from the police.The protesters also attached a yellow and blue Ukrainian flag to the top...
Ukraine: Large parts of Luhansk are now under government control
A Ukrainian official says government troops have taken control of a large part of Luhansk — a besieged rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine — after days of street battles. …read more Source: CTV...
Activists Paint Moscow Skyscraper Colors Of Ukraine’s Flag
Muscovites awoke to a surprise –- and highly unauthorized — paint job on the crown of the 32-floor Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building Wednesday morning. Someone or some group climbed to very top of the building’s spire, painted the hammer-and-sickle emblem blue and yellow, then planted a Ukrainian flag squarely atop the 577-foot-tall...
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of constant street battles, Ukrainian troops took control Wednesday of a large part of the rebel stronghold in Luhansk, a government spokesman announced, while battles around the rebel’s largest city of Donetsk left at least 43 people dead.Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security...
Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis – showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend – underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight…. …read more Source: Associated...
Nervous Hedge Funds Turn Defensive
Nervous hedge funds are cutting back on their riskier positions, because of fears that some assets may have become overpriced and concerns about the conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Beer Maker Carlsberg Has Huge Exposure To Russia, And Sales Are Getting Crushed (CABGY)
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is showing up in the financial reports of more European companies. Danish beer maker Carlsberg said on Wednesday that revenue in its Eastern Europe operating segment fell 20% in the second quarter as total volumes decreased 12%. Shares of Carlsberg listed in New York were down more than 3% on Wednesday following the...
Merkel Shaping German Into EU Leader With Ukraine Diplomacy
BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis — showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend — underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight. Merkel and her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have put Berlin at the...
Plenty Of Room At The Top Of Ukraine’s Fading Rebellion
To outward appearances, Fyodor D. Berezin is the picture of a senior military commander. He wears camouflage, has bodyguards and confidently gives orders as the newly named deputy defense minister of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic. …read more Source: The Huffington...
