Section: US & Canada
House Armed Services Chair Blames Putin for MH17 Tragedy
The powerful head of the House Armed Services Committee lays the blame for the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 firmly on Russian president Vladimir Putin. The jetliner crashed in eastern Ukraine July 17 and is believed to have been downed by a surface-to-air missile more sophisticated than the shoulder-launched missiles that have often...
Dutch, Australian cargo planes fly more remains from site of Malaysia Airlines disaster
Two cargo planes have flown 38 more coffins carrying victims of the Malaysia Airlines disaster out of eastern Ukraine to a forensic center in the Netherlands for identification and investigation. …read more Source: FOX...
Planes fly more victims from Ukraine crash site
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two cargo planes have flown 38 more coffins carrying victims of the Malaysia Airlines disaster out of eastern Ukraine to a forensic center in the Netherlands for identification and investigation. The planes took off Saturday from Kharkiv, a government-controlled city where the bodies have been brought from the crash...
Malaysia, Dutch PMs to Discuss Access to Plane Crash Site
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday he would meet his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte next week to discuss how to secure full access for investigators to the site in Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed. Pro-Russian separatists remain in control of the area in eastern Ukraine where the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was...
Russia Chides EU, Says Sanctions Endanger Security Cooperation
The Russian Foreign Ministry says additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis put at risk cooperation over security issues, chiding that “the decisions will be greeted enthusiastically by international terrorists.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU hits top Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. …read more Source: CTV...
EU Sanctions Hit Russian Intelligence Officials, Russia Says Anti-Terrorism Weakened
BRUSSELS— The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian Federal...
Russia says EU sanctions undermine fight with terrorism, organized crime
Organization adds 15 Russians and Ukrainians and 18 organizations to its sanctions list over the crisis in Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia: EU sanctions weaken anti-terrorism efforts
Russia is lashing out at the latest round of Ukraine-related sanctions imposed by the European Union, saying they endanger the fight against international terrorism. …read more Source: Miami...
Russia says new EU sanctions will weaken fight against international terrorism
Russia is lashing out at the latest round of Ukraine-related sanctions imposed by the European Union, saying they endanger the fight against international terrorism. …read more Source: FOX...
