Section: US & Canada
Air strikes injure 2 in east Ukraine, leave huge craters in key rebel stronghold
Heavily populated rebel areas have increasingly come under attack. Kyiv adamantly denies launching artillery barrage and air raids against residential. …read more Source: Toronto...
Air strike hits key rebel city as Ukraine steps up effort to crush mutiny
Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city centre, as Kyiv’s forces move in on the rebel stronghold. …read more Source: CTV...
NATO: Russia Could Be Poised to Invade Eastern Ukraine
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday. Stating the conflict in Ukraine was fueled by Russia, NATO said in a statement that the troop build-up had further escalated “a dangerous...
Russia massing 20,000 troops on Ukraine border, NATO warns
‘We’re not going to guess what’s on Russia’s mind, but we can see what Russia is doing on the ground – and that is of great concern,’ NATO says …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia could be poised to invade Ukraine, NATO says
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
NATO Says Russia Has Amassed Around 20,000 Troops On Ukraine’s Eastern Border
(Reuters) – Russia has amassed around 20,000 troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the excuse of an humanitarian or peacekeeping mission to send them into Ukraine, NATO said in a statement on Wednesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Polish PM Says Threat Of Russia’s Intervention In Ukraine Is Rising
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday the threat of a direct intervention by Russia’s military in Ukraine has risen over the last couple of days. “We have reasons to suspect – we have been receiving such information in the last several hours – that the risk of a direct intervention (by Russia’s military...
New Level of Sanctions, or From Russia With Love
These days, authorities in Russia are seriously considering the prospect of imposing an airspace ban against all European airlines that fly above the country, using Trans Siberian air route. On Tuesday, Vedomosti Daily reported Russia was considering limiting, or even completely blocking European flights to Asia that cross Siberia, in response to...
Rising Tensions as Kyiv Debates Future of Independence Square
Seven months after Ukraine’s former president, Viktor Yanukovych, fled the country following mass demonstrations in Kyiv’s Independence Square, the protest camp – known as “Maidan” – still occupies the center of the city. The activists say their continued presence is still necessary, but many local residents...
Russian Minister Uses Facebook To Apologize For Policies
A Russian minister apologized on Facebook for what he called “stupid” government policies that diverted money away from state pension funds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
