Section: US & Canada
Georgian-Ukrainian Fights For His ‘Second Motherland’
Ukraine has become the new home for a former Georgian police officer, who is fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region. Now a Ukrainian citizen, the soldier, who goes by the nickname “Doberman,” compares the events in eastern Ukraine to Moscow’s support for Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia....
In Reprisal, Russia Imposes Trade Sanctions on the West
Moscow announced a ban on a wide range of food and agricultural products from Europe and the United States, among others, responding to the sanctions Western nations imposed for Russia’s Ukraine policy. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia Sanctions: Russians Mourn Coca-Cola, Cheese, Fruit And Other Banned Foods
No more Coca-Cola. No more parmeasan. No more spaghetti. Russians are mourning their favorite imported food products after President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday one-year bans and limits on food and agricultiral imports from the European Union and the United States, which have recently imposed their own sanctions on Russia over the ongoing...
Russia bans food imports from West
Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia billions of dollars but will also likely lead to empty shelves in Russian cities. …read more Source: New York Daily...
As a Man-Made Famine Looms, Christmas Comes Early to South Sudan
The Limits of America’s African Experiment in Nation Building Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com[This story was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. Additional funding was provided through the generosity of Adelaide Gomer.]Juba, South Sudan — The soft glow of the dancing white lights is a dead...
Deadly Mortar Fire Hits Donetsk Hospital In Embattled East Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A mortar hit a large hospital in the troubled Ukrainian city of Donetsk Thursday, killing at least one person, as government forces tighten their grip on the pro-Russian rebel stronghold. “There was a sudden explosion, a mortar round flew through the window, all the equipment was destroyed,” said Anna...
Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert
A news agency says pro-Russian separatists in a breakaway region of Moldova have put their army on alert, claiming they fear military action from their neighbors, Ukraine and Moldova. …read more Source: Miami...
Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert, Moldova says an attempt to destabilize
A news agency says pro-Russian separatists in a breakaway region of Moldova have put their army on alert, claiming they fear military action from their neighbors, Ukraine and Moldova. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia bans food imports from Canada, U.S., EU
Moscow imposed a total ban on imports of many Western foods on Thursday in retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine, a stronger than expected measure that isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Australia Honors Victims of Malaysia Airlines MH-17
Australia is observing an official day of mourning for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17. More than 30 Australian citizens and residents were among the 298 passengers and crew who died when the airliner was shot down in eastern Ukraine. A multifaith service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne was part of a day of mourning,...
