Section: US & Canada
Hints on the Border of Russia’s Role in Ukraine
VERKHNYAYA OREKHOVKA Russia (Reuters) – In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armored personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. The Kremlin has consistently denied...
Two Thirds of Russians Believe Putin Is Restoring Peace in Ukraine
63% of Russians believe President Vladimir Putin’s actions in contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, according to the country’s oldest polling agency VTSIOM. 9% believe Putin’s policies on the Ukraine do not contribute to the escalation of the conflict, while 18% do not believe the Russian...
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks to at least 2,086 in ‘clear escalating trend’
The U.N.’s human rights office says the number of people who have been killed in eastern Ukraine appears to have doubled in the last two weeks. …read more Source: FOX...
Hillary Clinton Twists Herself In Knots To Avoid Blaming Israel For UN Bombing
The fog of war may be more of a Rorschach test, it turns out.Here’s Hillary Clinton, on the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine: “I think if there were any doubt it should be gone by now, that Vladimir Putin, certainly indirectly … bears responsibility for what happened.” And here’s Clinton, on the...
12 pro-government Ukraine militiamen killed
At least 12 pro-government Ukrainian militiamen killed in ambush as army intensifies shelling …read more Source:...
Ukraine death toll doubles in two weeks: U.N.
A spokeswoman for the office, Cecile Pouilly, says the U.N.’s “very conservative estimates” show the death toll has risen to at least 2,086 people as of Aug. 10 from 1,129 on July 26. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian Aid Convoy for Ukraine Rebels Stuck Amid Bickering
VORONEZH, Russia— Hundreds of Russian trucks carrying aid intended for rebel-held eastern Ukraine remained parked Wednesday in the southern city of Voronezh as doubts grew over the convoy’s final route. The white-tarped vehicles lay idle at a military base in Voronezh after driving there from the outskirts of Moscow the day before. Ukraine...
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks
The totals reflect Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and armed groups, but the U.N. said the civilian casualties are “likely to be under reported” because of disruptions in communications and the difficulty people have getting medical aid. Pouilly said the U.N. is taking “a cautious approach” toward the apparent doubling...
Events in Ukraine
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Ukraine-bound Russian convoy stuck amid bickering
VORONEZH, Russia — Hundreds of Russian trucks carrying aid intended for rebel-held eastern Ukraine remained parked Wednesday in the southern city of Voronezh as doubts grew over the convoy’s final route.The white-tarped vehicles lay idle at a military base in Voronezh after driving there from the outskirts of Moscow the day before....
