Section: US & Canada
Russian Aid Convoy Nears Eastern Ukraine But Ukraine Insists It Won’t Be Allowed To Cross The Border
Ukraine will not allow a Russian convoy of over 250 trucks, said to be carrying aid supplies, to enter the country, Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian interior minister, said in a Facebook post Wednesday. The Russian convoy, which Moscow insists is carrying humanitarian aid to the war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine, is expected to arrive at the border...
Tank Tracks and Training Camps Belie Russia’s Involvement in Eastern Ukraine
In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armoured personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. The Kremlin has consistently denied assertions by the West that it is arming, supporting...
Twelve Ukrainian Nationalist Fighters Killed In Separatist Ambush
(Reuters) – Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters, battling a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, were killed early on Wednesday and an unknown number taken captive when rebels ambushed their bus, a spokesman for their group said. The separatists opened fire on the bus, that was taking the men to fight just outside the rebel-held...
At least 12 pro-government Ukrainian militiamen killed in ambush
At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Currency Hits New Low
Escalating tensions with Russia sent Ukraine’s currency tumbling to a record low against the dollar Tuesday, a move that could threaten the stability of the country’s banking system and raise the prospect of losses for bondholders. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Wednesday. 1. The international community is increasing efforts to help thousands of Yazadi refugees trapped on Mount Sinjar in Iraq by ISIS militants. The U.S sent more than 100 military advisors to the northern Iraq region on Tuesday, while Britain has dispatched Chinook...
Fighters and gear move freely across Russia’s border with Ukraine
In Russia’s southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armoured personnel carriers or tanks add to a body of evidence of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s war. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Rights Groups Criticize Ukraine’s Draft Law On Media
Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House have called on Ukrainian authorities not to pass a draft law that would give the government power to censor domestic and international media. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian aid trucks depart for Ukraine’s eastern front
KIEV, Ukraine — A long column of Russian trucks laden with relief supplies rumbled toward war-torn eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, unsettling Ukrainian officials who warned that any attempt by Moscow to deliver humanitarian aid without their consent would be treated as an invasion. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Raw: Russia sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine
A convoy of Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine Tuesday, one day after an agreement was reached on an international humanitarian relief mission. (Aug 12) …read more Source: USA...
