Section: US & Canada
Germany Hosts Ukraine Crisis Talks
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are meeting in Berlin and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said talks would focus on how to achieve a ceasefire and prevent weapons and fighters crossing into eastern Ukraine. Russia denies helping the rebels and accuses Kiev, backed by the West, of triggering a...
Ukraine Says Its Troops Make Breakthrough in Crushing Rebels
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said on Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. Ukrainian officials said however the rebels were fighting a...
Letter: Two sides to conflict raging in Ukraine
Re: Finding the middle ground on Ukraine, Aug. 14. Finally, a sensible voice speaks out on the crisis in Ukraine. Columnist Mohammed Adam rightly points out there are two sides to the conflict now raging in that unfortunate country. Despite the determination of the Western media to put all of the blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the...
NATO Would Respond Militarily To Crimea-Style Infiltration: General
BERLIN (Reuters) – If Russia tries to infiltrate troops into a NATO country, even out of official military uniform as it did before it annexed Ukraine’s Crimea, NATO will respond militarily, the alliance’s to …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainian, Russian officials to meet in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia are meeting in Berlin on Sunday to resume diplomatic talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russia Aid Convoy at Ukraine Border
Lorries from a Russian convoy carrying aid to eastern Ukraine have reached a border post controlled by separatists. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine troops’ penetration of rebel-held Luhansk could prove a breakthrough
Weeks of fighting have taken their toll on Luhansk, which city authorities say has reached the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine Tense As Diplomats Gather In Berlin
Tensions were ratcheted up again ahead of a major international meeting over eastern Ukraine, as fierce fighting continued and columns of heavy weapons appeared in separatist-held areas. Pro-Kyiv forces appeared determined to build on gains on the ground during a major offensive against separatist forces in recent weeks. Ukrainian military...
Obama Heading Back To DC In Rare Break From Vacation
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island.In a rare move for him, the president planned a break in the middle of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to return to Washington on Sunday night for unspecified meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other advisers.The White House has been cagey about why the...
Ukrainian, Russian officials to meet in Berlin
The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia are meeting in Berlin on Sunday to resume diplomatic talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
