Section: US & Canada
Slovak PM Robert Fico critical of Ukraine’s possible sanctions against Russia
Slovakia’s prime minister has criticized Ukraine for preparing sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia convoy heads south
A convoy of trucks Russia says it carrying aid sets off towards the border with Ukraine. Sarah Toms reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Russian aid convoy near Ukraine’s border
Local residents Svetlana Avdyukhin displays fragments of a shell after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. A rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine came under intensifie… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Here’s A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Talking About Today
Dave Lutz of JonesTrading has the hot topics traders are talking about today: We had a nice bounce in Equity futures a bit ago, as commentary from Putin that he will do his utmost to stop bloodshed in Ukraine + comments from the Finnish PM saying the EU is not considering further sanctions against Russia caused Germany to jump 1% from lows....
Russian aid convoy nears Ukraine
A large Russian aid convoy headed toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian aid convoy travels toward Ukraine
The aid convoy had been temporarily halted as both sides argued about where the aid could be delivered. At least 41 people were killed in the violence Thursday — a day after the UN announced that the death toll had doubled to more than 2,000 in just two weeks. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Shelling reaches Donetsk city centre as Kiev ramps up Russia sanctions
Russian President visiting annexed Crimea region …read more Source: The Globe and...
Putin: Russia Should Build Itself Up, Not Isolate Itself
Russians need to mobilize for the benefit of their country but not for conflict with outside world, President Vladimir Putin said while on the last of his two-day visit to Crimea. “We must calmly, with dignity and effectively build up our country, not fence it off from the outside world,” Putin said in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in...
Russian aid convoy nears Ukraine border
A large Russian aid convoy headed toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source:...
Shelling reaches Donetsk city centre as Putin vows end to Ukraine conflict
Russian President visiting annexed Crimea region …read more Source: The Globe and...
