Section: US & Canada
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...
Federal government’s terror sanction lists confusing and out of date
The tangle of lists that Canadian banks and other financial institutions rely on to sanction terrorists, tyrants and other troublemakers are confusing and often out of date, industry players are telling the federal government. That report comes from Jim Bronskill of the Canadian Press. More from his article: The complaints have prompted a federal...
127 victims identified from Ukraine plane disaster
Dutch authorities say they have identified 127 victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Stocks Drop After Ukraine Headlines (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, ACHN, KO, MNST, GILD)
Markets have turned mixed after negative headlines out of Ukraine. Headlines from Bloomberg said that Ukraine troops “destroy” part of an armed convoy from Russia. The Dow is now down 14 points, the S&P 500 is up less than 1 point, and the Nasdaq is up 9 points. Bonds are also rallying, with the yield on the U.S. 10-year bond...
NATO boss says alliance observed Russian incursion
NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance has observed a Russian “incursion” into Ukraine, which Russia denies. …read more Source: Miami...
Podcast: Putin’s Choice
The Ukraine crisis is moving toward endgame and Vladimir Putin has a choice to make. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy on Friday and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the aid around the rebel-held city of Luhansk, easing tensions and dispelling Ukrainian fears that the aid operation is a ruse to get military help to separatist rebels. … …read more Source: The...
Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy
Tensions ease as Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy, Red Cross hand out aid in rebel city …read more Source:...
Russian Military Heads Toward Border
The Russian aid convoy is parked just outside Ukraine and it is unclear if it intends to cross the border. Steven Rosenberg reports. …read more Source: The Boston...
