Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Revolutionaries Surrender to Corruption
The heroes of Ukraine’s successful winter uprising are quitting the government jobs they took as rewards, now dissatisfied with the pace and radicalism of change. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: ‘Dozens’ of Civilians Killed in Convoy
KIEV, Ukraine— “Dozens” of civilians were killed in a shelling attack Monday on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian official said. Both the government and the rebels traded blame for the attack. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security Council, told reporters Monday he did...
Donetsk Separatists Introduce the Death Penalty for Treason
The government of the breakaway region of Donetsk in Ukraine announced that it will introduce the death penalty for serious crimes, including treason, after the first meeting of the separatist Council of Ministers today. “A legislative act provides for the death penalty for the gravest crimes,” a press release on the Donetsk People’s...
Ukraine: “Dozens” killed in refugee convoy shelling
Both sides trade blame for attack on civilians fleeing war-torn region; attack was on road likely to be taken by Russian aid convoy …read more Source:...
Ukrainian civilians killed in attack
Civilians, including women and children, have been killed in an attack on a caravan of refugees in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region — Ukraine military. …read more Source:...
France and Russia Can Agree on Building Amusement Parks, But Not Ending Ukraine’s Conflict
Before Sunday’s four-party talks in Berlin began, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin tried to sample local European fare. He soon came across a menu item called “Baked Potato Paris-Moscow,” which comes with salad, smoked salmon, and dill mustard sauce, …read more Source: The New...
Will Ukraine Relief Rally Last?
It’s a crisis with a bumpy road ahead. But one issue at least may have been resolved. Russia and Ukraine have been at loggerheads over this Russian aid convoy carrying water, food and medicine – it’s been stranded close to the border for days. Kiev said the trucks could be a way to get weapons to rebels. But following talks...
Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels killed ‘dozens’ of civilian refugees near Russian border
“Dozens” of civilians were killed in a shelling attack Monday on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian official said. Both the government and the rebels traded blame for the attack. …read more Source: FOX...
Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds
After months of rebel occupation and weeks of Ukrainian liberation, the residents of this shell-shocked border town say they hope simply to rebuild their former lives — but fear that war could return to their doorstep. …read more Source: Miami...
Rebels fire on refugees, killing ‘dozens,’ says Ukraine
Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting …read more Source: Toronto...
