Section: US & Canada
Shelling Adds to Mounting Civilian Toll in Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine— Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. The use of unguided rockets in fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels has been causing a notable increase in casualties in...
Shelling adds to mounting civilian toll in Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine — Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday.The use of unguided rockets in fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels has been causing a notable increase in casualties in...
US, EU Preparing New Sanctions Against Russia
BRUSSELS— The United States and the European Union, finally in synch on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are preparing a powerful one-two punch against Russia’s economy, with EU ambassadors meeting on Tuesday to discuss a dramatic escalation in the trade bloc’s sanctions. Frustrated by the apparent...
Retirement Home Shelled as Ukraine Battles Intensify
Ukrainian forces have been pushing rebel units back towards their two main urban strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source:...
Shells hit main rebel city, civilians killed in east Ukraine fighting
Rebels accuse the government of using heavy artillery against residential neighbourhoods. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine shelling hits seniors home, school, residences
Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. …read more Source:...
The Downing Of MH17 Has Put Putin In Zugzwang
“The Malaysia Airlines disaster seems to have put Putin in a zugzwang, the German chess term beloved by Russian political scientists that signifies a situation in which any move will weaken a player’s position,” Alec Luhn of Foreign Policy writes. Russian-backed separatists are suspected of shooting down Malaysia Flight MH17 on...
EU hashing out economic sanctions for Russia to press Putin on Ukraine
EU does more than 10 times as much trade with Russia as the United States, relying in particular on Russian natural gas to fuel its industry and power its cities …read more Source: The Globe and...
EU Ambassadors Are Meeting To Discuss A Dramatic Escalation In Sanctions On Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union, finally in synch on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are preparing a powerful one-two punch against Russia’s economy, with EU ambassadors meeting on Tuesday to discuss a dramatic escalation in the trade bloc’s sanctions. Frustrated by the apparent...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine reportedly leaves 22 civilians dead
At least 22 civilians were killed Tuesday by shelling in two conflict-stricken cities in eastern Ukraine, local authorities said. …read more Source: FOX...
