Section: US & Canada
Kyiv Ready To Let Aid Mission In Luhansk
President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is ready to accept a humanitarian mission to the separatist-controlled city of Luhansk, but only if it is an unarmed international team entering the country through Kiev-controlled border checkpoints. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rebel leader calls for cease-fire in besieged Donetsk
Leader of pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine says their plight is ‘difficult’ but morale is ‘strong.’ …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine Rebel Leader: We Are Open to a Cease-Fire
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top rebel leader announced Saturday. MorePutin’s Popularity Soars to 87% in the Face of AdversityMH17 Recovery Team Forced to Halt Work in...
Ukraine Makes Strides Into Rebel Stronghold
Despite growing jitters in the West, Ukraine’s military leaders pressed ahead with an offensive, betting that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia felt he had too much to lose to invade. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama Speaks With Merkel About Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the situation in Ukraine during an Air Force One flight on Saturday. Obama was flying to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts for a wo-week vacation with his family. There was no detail on the conversation between the two leaders. …read more Source: Voice of...
Taking Cover in Ukraine
There’s nothing left as their house smolders after days of shelling near Donetsk. Now they’re seeking shelter in the frigid walls of this cellar – turned bomb shelter. They ran for their lives. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire
A communal worker removes a tree that was cut down by a shell after morning shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Several shells fell this morning in a northern Donetsk… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Rebel leader says Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian forces
A top rebel leader announced Saturday that the rebel stronghold of Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian government troops and his forces were willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine rebel leader open to a ceasefire
A top commander of the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine says Ukrainian forces have seized a key town, leaving the rebel region’s largest city of Donetsk surrounded. …read more Source:...
Ukraine forces surround rebel-held Donetsk, rebel leader says
Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
