Section: US & Canada
AP News Alert
EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents. …read more Source: Miami...
EU Sanctions To Target Russian Businesses, Documents Show
BRUSSELS (AP) — 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...
EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — 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: Associated...
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...
Ottawa Citizen week in photos, July 19 to 25, 2014
SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts took part in Grandpa’s Ride, a special motorcycle ride in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Gatineau on Saturday, July 19, 2014. READ MORE: Photos and Video: Grandpa’s Ride • This was just one of the happenings in the National Capital area to be...
MH17 Crash: 74 More Bodies Of Ukraine Plane Crash Victims Return, Netherland Mourns
A third solemn ceremony was held Friday as the remains of more victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 were returned to the Netherlands. The arrival of an additional 74 coffins marked the third day in a row that bodies from the crash site in Ukraine arrived back in the country from which the doomed flight departed last Thursday. …read more...
A Proud Russkiy Citizen or an Upatriotic Traitor of Mother Russia?
I refuse to be defined by my passport — both literally and metaphorically. Surely there’s more to an individual than his personal identification number and/or the color of his passport? There was a time, not so long ago, when I traveled with my parents as a post-Soviet kid, and each time we pulled out our exotic-looking,...
Russia Rehearses For Naval Day In Sevastapol, Crimea This Year Without Ukraine [PHOTOS]
…read more Source: International Business...
U.S. accuses Russia of firing on Ukraine
Pentagon says Moscow is also moving powerful rocket systems closer to border, ready for pro-Russian militias …read more Source: The Globe and...
European Union Imposes Sanctions On Top Russian Officials
BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Saturday it had imposed asset freezes on a number of top Russian officials, including the chiefs of Russia’s FSB security service and foreign intelligence service. Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB, and Mikhail Fradkov, head of the foreign intelligence service, were among 15...
