Section: US & Canada
European Union Adopts Tougher Sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS—Frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of previous sanctions and outraged by the deaths of 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine, the European Union adopted tough new economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, EU officials and diplomats said. The measures, which were prepared in...
Shelling adds to mounting civilian death toll in Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine — Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and several apartment blocks, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia, sources say
Two European Union diplomats say the bloc is adopting tough new economic sanctions against Russia for its support of rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Lavrov and Kerry talk about Cold war-era arms deal
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the chief diplomats from Russia and the United States have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment of a Cold War-era arms control deal that the U.S. has accused Russia of violating. …read more Source: Miami...
John Kerry says ‘no shred of evidence’ that Russia is helping to ease Ukraine fight
The United States says there’s been “no shred of evidence” that Russia is willing to help end the violence and bloodshed between the Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow and the government in Kiev. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Lavrov and Kerry talk about Cold war-era arms deal
MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the chief diplomats from Russia and the United States have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment of a Cold War-era arms control deal that the U.S. has accused Russia of violating.It said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the...
Lavrov and Kerry talk about Cold war-era arms deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the chief diplomats from Russia and the United States have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment of a Cold War-era arms control deal that the U.S. has accused Russia of violating. The U.S. accused Russia Monday of violating the treaty by testing a new ground-launched cruise...
Heavier weapons leading to more civilian deaths in Ukraine
Large unguided rockets and artillery fired into civilian areas is raising the death toll in the fight against Russian separatists quickly …read more Source:...
Lavrov and Kerry talk about Cold war-era arms deal
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the chief diplomats from Russia and the United States have discussed the situation in Ukraine and the fulfillment of a Cold War-era arms control deal that the U.S. has accused Russia of violating. It said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine makes headway on clearing path to jetliner crash site
A Ukrainian military offensive could finally be clearing a path to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, government officials said Tuesday, a development that could affect both the investigation into the downed airliner and Ukraine’s war effort. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
