Section: US & Canada
Merkel to Putin: Halt flow of arms to Ukraine
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the flow of military goods and personnel into Ukraine ahead of a weekend meeting of foreign ministers aimed at easing tensions. …read more Source: Miami...
War Claims Thousands of Lives in Eastern Ukraine
As developments at the MH17 crash site have slowed, fighting in Eastern Ukraine has increased. According to the United Nations human rights office, the death toll from the Ukraine conflict doubled last week from 1,129 on July 26 to 2,086 on Aug. 10. Heavy shelling between the Ukrainian military forces and pro-Russian separatists continues,...
Germany’s Merkel presses Putin to halt flow of military goods, personnel into Ukraine
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the flow of military goods and personnel into Ukraine ahead of a weekend meeting of foreign ministers aimed at easing tensions. …read more Source: FOX...
Here’s What We Know About Today’s Apparent Confrontation Between The Russian and Ukrainian Militaries
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko released a statement today claiming that Ukrainian forces have destroyed the majority of a Russian military convoy inside of eastern Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry has also released a statement drawing attention to “the sharp intensification of military action by Ukrainian forces with the apparent...
Photos: Ukrainians Struggle to Live a Normal Life in Warzone
After Russian military vehicles escorting a convoy of trucks they claimed contained humanitarian aid crossed the border into Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko confirmed that artillery destroyed a “significant” part of the armored column, Reuters reports. Several governments including the United States and...
Russia’s Half-Empty Humanitarian Convoy Just Might Start a War With Ukraine
Russia’s humanitarian aid convoy is no Trojan Horse, but that doesn’t matter—what’s inside the trucks is less important than what’s behind them. The convoy is currently parked at the Russia-Ukraine border, waiting f …read more Source: The New...
Obama to travel to Estonia to meet with Baltic leaders on Ukraine
President Barack Obama will travel to Estonia early next month to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to defend NATO allies in a Baltic region nervous about Russia’s activities in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine says it ‘destroyed’ part of Russian military convoy
The Russian military vehicles reportedly crossed the border in advance of an aid convoy. …read more Source: USA...
Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine
Russian solders with their several military vehicle gather at the rail road crossing about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Ukrainian border at Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, early Friday, Aug. 15… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
RCAF C-17 and C-130J to transport military supplies to Kurds fighting Islamic extremists
Canada is committing two cargo planes to move military supplies into northern Iraq as part of the international effort to bolster Kurdish forces in the embattled region, the Canadian Press has reported. More from Canadian Press: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a CC-177 Globemaster and a CC-130J Hercules transport will begin shuttling arms...
