Section: US & Canada
U.S. to Russia: Don’t intervene in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warns Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that “Russia should not intervene in Ukraine” under “peacekeeping” pretext, according to an official. …read more Source:...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: Miami...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
On Saturday, rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko called for a cease-fire, in a move that could be aimed at increasing international pressure on Ukraine to allow in a Russian aid mission. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a cease-fire
Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city council spokesman Maxim...
Ukraine rebels want ceasefire
Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a ceasefire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top rebel leader announced Saturday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine president says he’ll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn Russia not to intervene
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he will consider allowing an international aid mission into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists called for a case-fire to avert a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: FOX...
Donetsk rebels say city is surrounded, want ceasefire to avoid ‘catastrophe’
Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a ceasefire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe,’ the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. …read more Source: CTV...
Pro-Russian Separatists Call For Cease-Fire With Ukraine To Avoid ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ In Donetsk
Pro-Russia separatists called for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine Saturday after Ukrainian troops surrounded the rebel stronghold of Donetsk and began shelling last night. The militants’ new leader warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if the assault did not promptly stop. …read more Source: International Business...
Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS
President Obama has long-ridiculed the idea that the U.S., early in the Syrian civil war, could have shaped the forces fighting the Assad regime, thereby stopping al Qaeda-inspired groups—like the one rampaging across Syria and Iraq today—from seizing control of the rebellion. In an interview in February, the President told me that...
Ukraine rebel leader asks for aid, cease-fire
Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe,” the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. At least one person was killed and 18 wounded in shelling that...
