Section: US & Canada
Obama to visit Baltic leaders as show of support
President Obama is slated to travel to Estonia next month, visiting the former Soviet republic in a move to try to reassure leaders in the region who worry that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine may spread. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Reports: Ukraine destroys part of Russian armed convoy
Food and medical supplies are bound for hard-hit rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
U.S. Stocks Drop on Ukraine Worries
U.S. and European stocks tumbled Friday on news that Ukrainian troops had attacked a Russian convoy, reviving geopolitical worries. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Winter and Gazprom Won’t Wait: What The Geopolitics of LNG Will Mean for the People of the Ukraine and Europe
As the crisis in Ukraine is escalating with the prospect of Russian military intervention, there is every reason to believe that Vladimir Putin will use other weapons at his disposal. Thus European nations are increasingly – and justifiably – worried about the impending winter months when Russia could ratchet up the pressure on...
‘Significant’ Portion of Russian Armored Column Destroyed in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian artillery destroyed a “significant” part of a Russian armored column that crossed into Ukraine during the night, President Petro Poroshenko told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, according to the presidential website. Separately, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian forces had...
Ukrainian Artillery Destroys Part of Russian Military Convoy, Says Kiev
Ukrainian artillery destroyed a “significant” part of a Russian armored column that crossed into Ukraine during the night, President Petro Poroshenko told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, according to the presidential website. Separately, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian forces had tracked the Russian...
Dutch identify 127 victims in Flight MH17 crash
Dutch authorities say they have identified 127 victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Photos August 15: Top images from around the world
Pope Francis poses for a selfie with young participants during a meeting with Asian youth at the Solmoe Sanctuary in Dangjin, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Francis urged Catholic youth on Friday to renounce the materialism that afflicts much of Asian society today and reject “inhuman” economic systems that disenfranchise the poor, pressing...
Ukraine Artillery Destroys Part Of Russian Armored Column: Poroshenko
KIEV, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainian artillery destroyed a “significant” part of a Russian armored column that crossed into Ukraine during the night, President Petro Poroshenko told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, according to the presidential website. Separately, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian...
REPORT: Ukrainian Troops Attacked Russian Military Column
The Ukrainian military has reportedly attacked and destroyed a part of a Russian military column that has crossed the border through the separatist-held border post of Izvaryne, according to Bloomberg News, citing Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko. The destruction of Russian military vehicles will only further increase tensions between...
