Section: US & Canada
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...
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:...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) – Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage. Throughout the Ukrainian crisis, U.S. and European sanctions … …read...
Podcast: Russia After MH17
Mixed signals from the Kremlin, jittery oligarchs, and a crisis with no end in sight. What happens in Russia in the aftermath of Flight 17? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After MH17 Crash, Victims’ Credit Cards Were Used in Ukraine
Credit cards have been stolen from victims’ bodies at the site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster and may have been used in Ukraine since the crash, it has been reported. The news has led to fears of financial and identify fraud for victims’ relatives. Cameron Dalziel, a 43-year-old helicopter rescue pilot who is understood...
Igor Strelkov: Separatist Suspected In MH17 Crash May Have Ties To Massacre of 3,000 Bosnian Muslims
A retired Russian military officer turned separatist leader in eastern Ukraine who is suspected in the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 was allegedly involved in the 1992 Serbian ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad. A photo showing young Igor Girkin, known by his pseudonym Igor Strelkov, in Visegrad with another...
