Section: US & Canada
Tensions grow in Ukraine over Russia troop buildup
The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border could herald a major incursion to protect the separatists. Russia already is showing signs of economic dismay from sanctions imposed...
NATO warns of Russian threat as Kiev advances on rebels
The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border could herald a major incursion to protect … …read more Source: The Globe and...
An American Man Is Fighting In Eastern Ukraine
YouTube/Vice NewsHe wears a uniform, carries ammunition and a weapon, and patrols like everyone else. But there’s one thing the man who goes by “Franko” has that probably no one else in his Ukrainian military unit has: American citizenship. Vice News’ Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported on the conflict happening in eastern...
Russia has 20,000 troops on Ukraine’s border: NATO
NATO said that Russia has around 20,000 troops on Ukraine’s border in an escalation of the current crisis. NBC News reports. …read more Source:...
Obama: Russia sanctions “are working as intended”
The president said that while the situation in eastern Ukraine is not resolved, Russia’s economy has been deeply damaged …read more Source:...
US Defense Secretary Echoes Concerns of Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine
A top U.S. official is voicing concern that Moscow may be preparing to invade Ukraine. For days, Western officials have been warning about the Russian military buildup along the border with Ukraine. After a visit to U.S. European Command Headquarters, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his concern clear. “When you see the buildup of...
Report: Russia to block US agricultural imports
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hit back hard against countries that have imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, ordering trade cuts that an official said would… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Dutch PM halts MH17 victim search on Ukraine tension
The Netherlands’ prime minister has called a halt to the search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia banning US poultry imports on Putin’s order
Putin earlier signed an order banning or limiting imports of agricultural products from countries which have imposed sanctions on Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia bans U.S., European food and agricultural imports
The Kremlin has struck back at the United States and the European Union, banning imports of food and agricultural products from countries that imposed sanctions against Russia for its behavior in Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
