Section: US & Canada
Grief, relief as ravaged Ukrainian town rebuilds
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — 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. Many homes and entire neighborhoods bear scars from the two-day fight for Lysychansk, a...
Newspaper: Russia Might Ban Car Imports if Sanctions Escalate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may tighten retaliatory sanctions against Western nations to include a ban on car imports, if the United States and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Moscow, daily newspaper Vedomosti reported on Monday. The impact of the measure on many foreign automakers would be softened because their factories...
Cheesed-Off Russia Turns to Switzerland
Non EU member Switzerland has not imposed sanctions on Russia – a situation that does not please its biggest trading partner, the European Union. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine to pull out most peacekeepers out of NATO’s Kosovo mission
NATO in Kosovo says Ukraine will pull out most of its troops from its peacekeeping mission in the Balkan country by the end of the month. …read more Source: FOX...
Will Russia Ban Western Cars Next?
Western carmakers including GM, Ford, Renault and Fiat have all invested heavily in Russia in recent years. In fact Russia was expected to become Europe’s biggest auto market by 2020. But the current sanctions battle over Ukraine could put the brakes on business. According to one Russian newspaper the Kremlin may ban the import of cars if...
Refugees Fleeing Ukraine’s Luhansk Attacked
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Ukraine Accuses Rebels of Shelling Civilians
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine claimed Monday that pro-Russia rebels fired rockets and mortars on a convoy of civilians who were trying to flee from the intense fighting in eastern Ukraine. “Many people were killed, among them women and children,” Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, told reporters. He did not...
Ukraine blames rebels for shelling civilians
Foreign Ministers of France Laurent Fabius, Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Russia Sergey Lavrov, from left, go for a walk before a meeting at the Guesthouse of Fore… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Refugee Convoy In Ukraine Hit By Rocket Fire, Dozens Reportedly Killed
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council says “dozens” of civilians have been killed in a rebel attack on a convoy of people trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine. Col. Andriy Lysenko told reporters Monday that he is unable to provide exact figures but that dozens have died, including...
‘Dozens’ of fleeing civilians killed by rebels rockets, Ukraine says
“Dozens” of civilians were killed in a rebel shelling attack Monday on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian defence official said. …read more Source: CTV...
