Section: US & Canada
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:...
Ukraine government battles pro-Russia activists
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Victims’ relatives frustrated as clashes prevent access to jet crash site
Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 went down, clashes on Wednesday between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels again prevented international experts from reaching the crash site — deepening frustration for victims’ relatives and the governments whose citizens died. …read more Source:...
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 and...
The Kremlin Floats An Exit Strategy
Andrei Kolesnikov’s recent column, in which he says the Kremlin would wash its hands of the separatists in eastern Ukraine if they were indeed proven to be responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, is either a trial balloon or a signal of a policy shift. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — Three long-time Putin associates are among eight people who have been hit with new European Union sanctions, an official EU document showed Wednesday…. …read more Source: Associated...
A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are bound to inflict pain on the country’s ailing economy. While still narrowly targeted, they come as a warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or face even tougher penalties. Here’s a look at the sanctions … …read more...
MH17 Crash Site Surrounded By Landmines While 82% Of Russians Blame Ukraine For Malaysia Airlines Tragedy
International investigators abandoned efforts to reach the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site for the fourth day Wednesday, amid reports that rebels have laid landmines throughout the area. It’s not clear what steps the infuriated international community can or will take in order to gain access to the site and remove any physical...
Russia Defiant in Face of Sanctions
Russia reacted with defiance to the decisions by the U.S. and EU to impose the harshest sanctions yet on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Crisis: Russia Violating Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty With US, Washington Claims
Russia is in violation of a treaty with the U.S. that prohibits the possession or production of intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missiles, Washington said Wednesday. …read more Source: International Business...
