Section: US & Canada
Russia Military Vehicles Mass Near Border With Ukraine As Aid Convoy Waits To Cross
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, where a huge Russian convoy with humanitarian aid came to a halt as Moscow and Kiev struggled to agree on border crossing procedures. Russia says it is carrying 2,000 tonnes of water, baby food and other...
Ukraine Crisis: Rebel-Held Donetsk Shelled Amid Russia Aid Convoy Row
The rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been heavily shelled, with at least one person dead as a Russian humanitarian convoy nears the region. It was not immediately clear whether the shells were fired by pro-Russian separatists or Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine: Inspectors to check Russian convoy
The inspection will take place in the presence of Red Cross representatives. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine: inspectors to check Russian convoy
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says a team of several dozen of its customs and border service officials will inspect a Russian aid convoy parked just beyond its border. Sergei Astakhov, an assistant to the deputy head of Ukraine’s border guard service, said the cargo would be inspected in the presence of representatives from the International...
Ukraine: inspectors to check Russian convoy
Ukraine says a team of several dozen of its customs and border service officials will inspect a Russian aid convoy parked just beyond its border. …read more Source: Miami...
Russian Military Vehicles Enter Ukraine as Row Over ‘Aid’ Convoy Worsens
MoreRussians Start Paying the Price for Putin’s Ukraine AdventureNATO Chief: ‘High Probability’ of Russian Military Intervention in UkraineRussia Now Has 20,000 Troops on Ukraine Border, NATO WarnsRussian military vehicles reportedly crossed into Ukraine late Thursday. MoreNATO Faces a Familiar FoeRussian Prime Minister Dmitry...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Friday. 1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has agreed to step down from his post on Thursday, making way for potential successor Haider al-Abadi. The resignation marks the end of Maliki’s eight-year rule. 2. The World Health Organization said the number of deaths and reported cases...
12 Russian armored vehicles join aid convoy
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...
12 Russian armored vehicles join aid convoy poised to enter Ukraine
A dozen Russian armored personnel carriers have appeared near a large aid convoy that is parked near the Ukrainian border and poised to cross into rebel-held territory. …read more Source: FOX...
Lawmaker Takes A Punch In Ukrainian Parliament
The leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party was nearly knocked out in the Verkhovna Rada’s lobby on August 14 after he accused a fellow deputy of ignoring the plight of soldiers fighting in the country’s east. Oleh Lyashko, who came third in July’s presidential elections, appeared stunned after a heated exchange with...
