Section: US & Canada
Russian Rocker Called a ‘Traitor’ For Performing for IDPs in Ukraine
Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich performed a concert for displaced children in eastern Ukraine last week. Now Russian lawmakers want to punish him for “treachery.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine claims rebels fired rockets on a column of refugees, killing ‘many’
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: Calgary...
Russian court jails opponents of Putin on rioting charges
Four Russians detained during a protest against President Vladimir Putin were sentenced to prison terms on Monday after a trial critics say is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent while all eyes are on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Russian Court Jails Putin Opponents on Rioting Charges
Four Russians detained during a protest against President Vladimir Putin were sentenced to prison terms on Monday after a trial critics say is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent while all eyes are on the Ukraine crisis. Putin enjoys broad popularity at home, however, and his public standing has ridden a wave of nationalist sentiment to...
Ukraine: rebels fire on civilian convoy
Ukraine claims rebels fire on a column of refugees, killing ‘many’ …read more Source:...
Russian choppers in China for multinational drills
Russian choppers, troops to join in multinational drills in China despite Ukraine tensions …read more Source:...
Ukraine blames rebels for firing on fleeing refugees, killing ‘many’
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. …read more Source: CTV...
Bundesbank Warns on German Growth
Germany’s Bundesbank has warned that global tensions such as the crisis in Ukraine are weighing on the outlook for Europe’s largest economy, putting assumptions about the strength of the country’s growth at risk. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of attacking refugee bus convoy
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of hitting a refugee convoy of buses with rocket fire near the eastern city of Luhansk, but the separatists denied responsibility. …read more Source:...
Russia: Agreement on Ukraine aid, not on cease-fire
Russia said all issues related to it sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine had been resolved but no progress has been made in cease-fire talks. …read more Source:...
