Section: US & Canada
Some Ukrainian Rebels Vent Frustration with Putin
Western leaders may be Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics over the conflict in east Ukraine but the Russian leader is also facing criticism from some of the rebels they accuse him of arming. The European Union and the United States have imposed new sanctions on Russia because they say Putin has not done enough to persuade the pro-Russian...
EU Sanctions Target 3 Putin Cronies
BRUSSELS (AP) — An official European Union document shows three long-time Putin cronies are among eight people who have been hit with new EU sanctions. The European Union measures announced Wednesday were the first to target members of the Russian president’s inner circle for Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Among those sanctioned...
3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions
The other five people targeted by the new EU sanctions, which go into effect immediately, include the first deputy chief of staff of the Russian presidential administration and three pro-Russian officials in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. Three companies were also subjected to EU restrictions, including the subsidiary of a Russian state-owned...
UN chief calls for immediate halt to hostilities around air crash site in eastern Ukraine
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for an immediate halt to hostilities around the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine to allow unimpeded access for international investigators. …read more Source: FOX...
EU Releases New Sanctions List
The European Union has released the list of the individuals and entities targeted in the EU’s latest round of sanctions against Russia for Moscow’s actions in destabilizing Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Wants Apple, SAP to Cooperate Against Foreign Spying
Russia has proposed that Apple Inc. and SAP hand the government access to their source code to make sure their widely used products are not tools for spying on state institutions. The suggestion that two of the world’s flagship technology companies disclose some of their most sensitive business secrets comes as the United States and Europe...
EU document: 3 long-time Putin cronies, including ex-judo partner, hit with EU sanctions
An official European Union document shows three long-time Putin cronies are among eight people who have been hit with new EU sanctions. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine: Clashes prevent visit to jet debris site
DONETSK, Ukraine — Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down, clashes on Wednesday between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels again prevented international experts from reaching the crash site to recover remains still baking in midsummer heat in farm fields — deepening frustration for victims’ relatives...
Are the New Sanctions on Russia Really Working?
The EU and the U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia this week, with Europe banning a laundry list of activities and exports—no more pulsed electron accelerators or live Marburg viruses allowed—that the U.S. matched by expanding its sanctions across several sectors of industry. Short of Russian President Vladimir Putin halting...
4th stymied attempt to get Flight 17 probe going
Almost two weeks after the jet packed with Europeans was shot down over Ukraine, investigators are turned back a 4th time from crash site …read more Source:...
