Section: US & Canada
Government soldiers cross border into Russia
Ukraine and Western countries have accused Russia of providing the rebels with equipment and expertise, a claim that the Russian government has repeatedly denied. The West has also accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over...
A Wounded Volunteer for Ukraine Languishes in Rebel Cell
Maxim Kucheryavy, who had no military experience when he signed up to fight for his country, now lies shot and hungry in a makeshift rebel-run prison in Donetsk …read more Source: The Wall Street...
All About Trade: First U.S. Cabinet-Level Visit to India’s Modi Government
Secretary of State John Kerry has his hands more than full in dealing with multiple crises in Ukraine and Gaza at this time. But he and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker traveled to India last week ostensibly for the fifth edition of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. Not much has changed in the strategic positions of both countries since the...
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Russian military exercise
The State Department on Monday warned Moscow that a large Russian military exercise underway near the border with Ukraine could sharpen tensions as Russian-backed separatists battle Ukrainian troops nearby. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine Trauma Counselors Battle ‘Info-Intoxication’
In the middle of summer, as the fighting in eastern Ukraine receded toward the Russian border, psychiatrists working in the area began to notice a strange affliction among the people caught up in the conflict. Its symptoms were hard to discern at first from the more typical psychological damage the war was inflicting on local...
Dutch inform UN of Malaysia Airlines investigation
The Netherlands has informed the U.N. Security Council of the international investigation it is leading into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine — in response to a council request. …read more Source: Miami...
Netherlands informs UN of investigation it is leading into Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine
The Netherlands has informed the U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia Says 311 Ukrainian Soldiers are Seeking Asylum in Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia. But Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum. Both sides seemed set to use the fate of the troops to score propaganda...
Rebel-Held Ukrainian City Under Siege, Locals ‘on the Verge of Humanitarian Catastrophe’
DONETSK, Ukraine—Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry. Store shelves are emptying fast, and those who haven’t managed to flee must drink untreated tap water. With little medicine left, doctors are sending patients...
East Ukraine city dying under siege
A man walks past a pro-Russian rebels army’s agitation poster, left, in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. The poster reads ‘Protect the Republic!’. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) …read more Source: The Bismarck...
