Section: US & Canada
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the downing of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage. …read more Source: Miami...
15,000 Russian Troops Amassed Along Ukraine Border: U.S. Ambassador To NATO
The U.S. Ambassador to NATO said on Friday that more than 15,000 Russian troops amassed along the country’s border with Ukraine, Reuters reports.This is breaking news. Check back later for updates. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Pentagon: Russia readying powerful weapons for Ukraine
Russia is preparing the transfer of more powerful weaponry into Ukraine and it could happen at any time, the Pentagon spokesman said Friday, citing the latest U.S. intelligence. …read more Source:...
Russia to move heavy artillery across Ukraine border, says Pentagon
The movement of Russian heavy-calibre artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is “imminent,” the Pentagon said Friday, saying Russia is escalating the military action there. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia massing 15,000 troops on Ukraine border, U.S. NATO envoy says
U.S. ambassador to NATO offered a higher figure than one previously cited by the Pentagon …read more Source: The Globe and...
Nailing Shut ‘Window To Europe’ Will Empower Russian Nationalists
MOSCOW — The West reacted sharply against Russia over the downing of the Malaysian Boeing. That is justified: Even if investigators conclude that separatists in Donetsk are not to blame, Russia helped create a situation in which such a thing is even possible in southern and eastern Ukraine. However, threatening and isolating Russia is...
Experts: MH17 Victims Could Have Remained Conscious During Fall
More‘Unreal’ Scenes From MH17 Crash SiteIn the aftermath of the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet, it has been widely assumed that death—or at least unconsciousness—came quickly for the 298 people aboard when the Boeing 777 came apart in the oxygen-thin, cold air at 33,000 feet. But some medical and aviation experts who...
Russia Said to Shell Ukraine and Mass Arms Along Border
Russia has unleashed artillery attacks on Ukrainian positions from Russian territory and amassed heavy weapons at the border, Ukrainian and American officials say. …read more Source: The New York...
Netherlands, Australia Ready to Secure Malaysia Flight 17 Crash Site
KHARKIV, Ukraine—A small group of Dutch and Australian investigators walked the sprawling, unsecured site where Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 went down as their governments prepared police detachments they hope can help protect the crash area and help bring the last of the victims home. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country was...
HAYDEN: Intelligence, evidence and the case against Russia
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Speaking Monday on the South Lawn about the actions of Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists around the crash site of Malaysian Air 17, President Obama leveled the question: “What exactly are they trying to hide?” Surely we want responsible parties to get there to identify remains, catalogue them and treat them...
