Section: US & Canada
Malaysian prime minister: stop fighting in Ukraine
Malaysian prime minister calls for cease-fire around plane wreckage in Ukraine …read more Source:...
Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site
Investigators reach Ukraine war zone crash site where Malaysian air liner went down …read more Source:...
AP Analysis: Pushed against the wall over Ukraine, Putin may opt for even tougher course
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, there are few options left in the Ukraine crisis and they all look bad. …read more Source: FOX...
AP Analysis: Putin cornered over Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — For Russian President Vladimir Putin, there are few options left in the Ukraine crisis and they all look bad…. …read more Source: Associated...
Heated Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues Despite Sanctions
The day after the European Union and the United States announced expanded sanctions against Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Moscow remained defiant, the Ukrainian army remained on the offensive, and an international team remained unable to reach the crash site of a Malaysian jetliner. …read more Source: The Boston...
How Vladimir Putin Went From Spy Film Admirer To One Of The World’s Most Powerful Men
We all know the name Vladimir Putin. From his oppression of Russia’s LGBT community to his invasion of Ukraine to his unyielding support for the Syrian government, the ironfisted president at the helm of Russia’s government has been a mainstay in recent headlines. But what do we know about Vladimir Putin, really? According to...
Alexander Sotkin Photos: Instagram Pictures of Russian Solider Operating in and Near Ukraine
Pictures have cropped up from Alexander Sotkin, a Russian solider who appears to be operating inside Ukraine. The posts seem to add to the growing controversy in the region, where Ukraine is trying to stave off Russian-backed separatists from taking over more space inside the country. Sotkin’s pictures add to the argument that Russian...
Investigators Finally Reach Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash Site
International investigators reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 for the first time since the Boeing 777 was downed by a missile in eastern Ukraine on July 17, the Associated Press reports. Fighting between the Ukrainian military and the pro-Russian separatists had kept the investigation team, made up of Dutch and Australian...
Inside EU’s arms trade with Russia
The West has slapped stringent sanctions on Russia in response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, believed by the U.S. and others to have been shot down with a Russia-supplied Buk missile system by eastern Ukraine rebels. …read more Source:...
EU sanctions some of Russia’s biggest banks, limits capital market access for 5 lenders
The European Union has revealed the names of five Russian banks it is sanctioning over what the 28-nation bloc decries as Moscow’s meddling in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
