Section: US & Canada
Russian Leader Orders Agricultural-Import Bans Over Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning or limiting imports of food and agricultural products from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hagel warns of potential Russian invasion of Ukraine
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday the threat of Moscow sending troops across its border into Ukraine was real and growing – his starkest warning yet about the possibility of a Russian invasion.. …read more Source: New York Daily...
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NATO fears Ukraine invasion as Russia masses troops [Video]
Russia has massed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday, its starkest warning yet that Moscow could soon mount a ground assault against its neighbour. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Canada slaps fresh sanctions, travel bans on Russian, Ukrainian people, groups
OTTAWA – Canada has slapped fresh economic sanctions and travel bans on some Russian and Ukrainian groups and individuals. …read more Source: Calgary...
Tensions Grow in Ukraine Over Russia Troop Buildup
DONETSK, Ukraine— As the steadily advancing Ukrainian army sets its sights on reclaiming the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, tension is building over whether a large Russian army lying in wait just across the border will step in to protect the separatists. President Vladimir Putin has resisted mounting pressure from Russian...
Tensions grow in Ukraine over Russia troop buildup
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – As the steadily advancing Ukrainian army sets its sights on reclaiming the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, tension is building over whether a large Russian army lying in wait just across the border will step in to protect the separatists. President Vladimir Putin … …read more Source: The...
Canada slaps fresh sanctions on Russia
Canada slaps fresh sanctions, travel bans on Russian, Ukrainian people, groups …read more Source:...
Dutch PM halts search for plane crash victims in Ukraine, citing danger
Mark Rutte promises victims’ families search will resume in the future; about 228 coffins have been returned to the Netherlands …read more Source:...
Amazing Ukraine Dash Cam Footage Shows A Missile Strike Nearly Destroying A Moving Car
A driver in the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine escaped injury or death this week after an errant missile struck a road a few feet in front of his car, reports Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Dash cam footage of the incident show the driver’s blue Lada sedan proceeding down Petrovsky Street in the city of Donestk when a missile suddenly...
Dutch premier halts search for Ukraine victims
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands’ prime minister has called a halt to the search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine, saying it is too dangerous to continue. Rutte also said that information from a Ukrainian military doctor who had overseen operations in the days immediately following the...
