Section: US & Canada
Kerry To Russia: Stop Denying That You’re Meddling In East Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday on the importance of ensuring a swift ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, a Foreign Ministry statement in Moscow said. But the State Department said Kerry did not accept Lavrov’s denial that heavy weapons from Russia were...
Ukraine: What’s the next big disruption?
The uncertainty surrounding the geopolitical crisis centered on Ukraine is unlikely to go away any time soon. …read more Source:...
State Releases Images It Says Show Russia Fired on Ukraine
The U.S. State Department says it has new images implicating Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. The images, released Sunday, appear to show what the U.S. says are artillery strikes originating on the Russian side of the border. One image purports to show impact crators around Ukrainian military locations. The State Department says the images are...
Satellite Images Show Russia Firing Into Ukraine: U.S.
Satellite images released Sunday show what the U.S. Government says is evidence that Russian forces are firing into Ukraine in support of rebels. …read more Source:...
US says satellite images show Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine
Stepping up pressure on Moscow, the U.S. on Sunday released satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighboring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for separatists has crossed the border. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S. claims Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine
The United States released satellite images that it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighboring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for separatists also has crossed the border. …read more Source: CTV...
U.S. Shares Photos It Says Show Shelling Of Ukrainian Troops From Russian Territory
The U.S. State Department on July 27 released satellite images that Washington says support claims rockets have been fired from Russia into Ukraine during the last week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In strife-torn Ukraine, soccer is more than just a game
Sergey Sapsay showed up early at Olympic Stadium Sunday to hang a banner honoring the owner of the soccer club he supports, Oleg Babaev. …read more Source: Miami...
Pro-Russian Rebels Are Using Soviet WWII Posters To Recruit In East Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine are turning to Soviet World War II posters to spread their message of fighting against Ukrainian “fascists” in a part of the world that was flattened by Nazi troops. “The Motherland Calls!” read one billboard accompanied by a vintage print of a stern-looking Soviet woman against a...
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists intensifies near MH17 disaster site
Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month. …read more Source: New York Daily...
