Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Minister: ‘We Will Win’
Ukraine Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey tells the BBC the army is close to winning the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Pro-Russia rebels plead for troops as Ukrainian army advances
Separatists ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to send help; confiscate cars and food as residents desert Donetsk amid heavy fighting …read more Source: Toronto...
US-Russia nuclear deal stalls as tensions rise
The growing confrontation between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine has derailed a recent accord between the countries’ nuclear scientists. The New York Times reports. …read more Source:...
Obama talks to Putin about Ukraine, missile treaty
The call came at the end of a week in which the U.S. and the European Union increased sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Donetsk Stocks Up as Siege Looms
Ukrainian forces gear up in the east. The video, which can not be independently verified by Reuters comes amid reports that nine people were killed in the region Sunday. The army sets up check points, digs trenches and fire at what is said to be a separatist target.. This comes as those in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk prepare for a siege...
Polish Foreign Minister: We Need More NATO Troops — Sanctions Against Russia Are Not Enough
Europe’s ability last week to overcome divisions and unite around sanctions against Russia proves a “moral community” does exist, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Sunday. But to effectively deter Russia, that community must be bolstered by a military buildup of NATO, he also warned. “These...
More belongings found at Ukraine disaster site
AMSTERDAM — The head of a team of international investigators says more personal belongings of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in eastern Ukraine have been found, but no human remains.Speaking from the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said 88 experts Sunday searched an area of six square kilometers (2...
More belongings found at Ukraine disaster site
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The head of a team of international investigators says more personal belongings of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in eastern Ukraine have been found, but … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Roads Fraught With Danger For Fleeing Ukrainians
The insurgent stronghold of Lugansk is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe as a siege has seen water, electricity and food supplies cut off. …read more Source:...
13 Fascinating Facts About The Majority Of Russians
Eighty-three percent Russians approve of Vladimir Putin as president, a number that has soared from 54% last year since his annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine as well as the Sochi Olympics. Westerners may wonder why Russians so happily approve of a man who is becoming an international pariah. And that might get them wondering what...
