Section: US & Canada
Ukraine says fighter jet shot down, gov’t troops entered rebel-held city
Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine captures rebel building, sees jet shot down
Ukrainian forces take police station on Russian border and claim fresh Russian military equipment has been seen coming in. …read more Source:...
Kiev Says Separatists Shot Down Ukranian Warplane
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian warplane in eastern Ukraine overnight into Sunday while at least 10 civilians were killed in fighting involving artillery and mortar in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, local authorities said. The renewed fighting, which followed a claim by rebels that they were receiving fresh stocks of heavy military...
Ukraine Crisis: Troops Take Police Station In Separatist-Controlled Luhansk
Ukrainian troops have taken possession of a police station within the city limits of Luhansk, which has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists for months, Reuters reported. Although Ukraine captured a key area of the city, its government said it has seen an increase in the number of trained fighters and military weapons coming from Russia....
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...
From The Fringes Toward Mainstream: Russian Nationalist Broadsheet Basks In Ukraine Conflict
The ultra-nationalist newspaper “Zavtra” has been on the margins of Russian political life for decades. But with the Ukraine conflict, it has come out of the shadows and into the spotlight. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian, Russian officials to meet in Berlin as Germany warns conflict could escalate
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: FOX...
