Section: US & Canada
Canada to level more sanctions against Russia in wake of MH17 crash
Canada is ready to level more sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says. …read more Source:...
MH17 Bodies: Treatment of Bodies From Malaysia Airlines Flight Angers Dutch
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — It is no longer only grief and mourning sweeping across the Netherlands in the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It is now anger. The Dutch have widely condemned the way the bodies of loved ones have been treated in Ukraine and the fact they have not yet been returned home, four days...
Obama Urges Full, Unimpeded Ukraine Probe
U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia must do its part to pressure pro-Russian separatists to allow international access to the downed Malaysian airliner in Ukraine. In remarks at the White House Monday, Obama said the truth must come out and international teams must be allowed access to the crash site, which has been blocked by separatists....
Ukraine’s conflict: despite hopes for a turning point, change could be elusive
The crash of the Malaysian airliner in rebel-held eastern Ukraine is being viewed as a potential turning-point in the conflict — either, the international revulsion over the death of all 298 people on board will force the warring parties to seek an end to the violence, or the disaster will stoke the fighting as the recriminations escalate....
The West and Russia: Naiveté Without Borders?
The tragedy of Malaysia Airlines MH17 is the price we pay for the naiveté of the West concerning Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the soft response to his aggression against Ukraine and for the division, mostly of our own making, among allies. When we loose sight of our basic interests, our fundamental values in the urge to satisfy short-term...
MH17 crash victim’s brother tries to forgive
A Minnesota man lost his brother and sister-in-law on the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Ukraine. He says they were best remembered by family for their love of their children and five grandkids. …read more Source: USA...
Dutch tell rebels: Train full of bodies must leave
A man walks next to a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of victims, in Torez, eastern Ukraine, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Monday, July … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Dutch PM demands access to disaster area of Flight MH17 downing
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says “all political, economic and financial options” are on the table if access doesn’t improve to the area in Eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 went down last week, killing the 298 on board. …read more Source:...
Russian Markets Feel Heat from Ukraine Crisis
Russian shares slid on Monday to a two-month low as Moscow came under fierce international pressure over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and European governments threatened to follow the United States in widening economic sanctions. Monday’s losses extended a near 8 percent slump last week provoked by Washington’s...
Obama To Speak On Ukraine Plane Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will speak about the downed plane in Ukraine from the White House Monday morning. U.S. officials have been seeking to build a case that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Officials also say it is unlikely the separatists could have fired a missile without...
