Section: US & Canada
Ukraine crisis: European Union hits 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: FOX...
As Ukraine Forces Make Headway, Russia Is Said to Step Up Role
KIEV, Ukraine — Russia has stepped up its direct involvement in fighting between the Ukrainian military and separatist insurgents, unleashing artillery attacks from Russian territory and massing heavy weapons along the border, Ukrainian and U.S. officials say. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Detention of Ukrainian Woman in Texas Is Questioned
The weeklong prison detention of a Ukrainian woman who is married to a U.S. citizen in El Paso, Texas, has shed light on the difficulties of enforcing U.S. immigration law at a time when border agents are overwhelmed by a surge of migrants from Central America. While some immigrants are released to await a hearing, many others languish in...
What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17…. …read more Source: Associated...
Maria Putin Flees Holland Along with Boyfriend Jorrit Faasen After Fury Over Flight MH17
Maria Putin, the daughter of Russian president Vladmir Putin, has fled the Netherlands along with her partner Jorrit Faassen after the public’s fury over the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 situation. The flight was reportedly shot down by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Dozens of Holland citizens were on board. Putin’s...
The world impact of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17’s crash
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 convulsed families, AIDs researchers, governments and witnesses in Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
The Russian Dream Is All About Empire
The Russian Dream is for the country to be a great empire and to inspire fear. Interviews I recently conducted in Moscow all ended with the same words: “First, the Olympic Games in Sochi, then we annexed Crimea. And now, we’ve won the hockey championships!” Here, a popular joke says that “while everyone thought Russia was...
Evidence Russian opened fire on Ukraine
Putin appears to be doubling down on Ukraine, stepping up Russia’s role in the fight between Ukraine’s government and the rebels …read more Source:...
Final days could be approaching for separatists in eastern Ukraine
The Donetsk People’s Republic army was already losing ground before the MH17 disaster. Now the separatist forces are in full retreat and a drawn-out guerrilla war could be next …read more Source: The Globe and...
Open Source: A Ukrainian Rebel Commander Veers Off-Script
A separatist commander said that the rebels did have antiaircraft missiles and might have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: The New York...
