Section: US & Canada
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...
Russia Now Has 20,000 Troops on Ukraine Border, NATO Warns
Russia has built up a 20,000-man force of combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border, NATO warned Wednesday, and could use the force to stage a ground invasion. The troop presence includes tanks, infantry, artillery, air defense systems, as well as logistics troops, special forces, and various aircraft, Reuters reports....
Adam Michnik: ‘We Must Stop Putin’
Former Polish dissident Adam Michnik likened Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions regarding Ukraine to Adolf Hitler’s annexation of the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia in 1938. The veteran of Poland’s anticommunist opposition told RFE/RL’s Aleksei Dzikavitski in Warsaw that Europe should find ways to...
NATO flags Ukraine incursion threat after Russian troop buildup
NATO said there’s a risk of Russia sending troops into Ukraine under the “pretext” of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission after President Vladimir Putin massed soldiers on his country’s western border. …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine Military: 18 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Near Donetsk
Eighteen Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 54 injured in fresh fighting overnight against separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said government forces had clashed with separatists 25 times in parts of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border in the 24 hours up to Wednesday...
Poll: Nation fed up with state of the U.S.
(NBC NEWS) — Two words sum up the nation’s mood in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll – fed up. Six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the U.S. economy; more than 70 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction; and nearly 80 percent are down on the country’s political...
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...
