Section: US & Canada
Separatists may have Russian anti-aircraft training
WASHINGTON — The United States has gathered a significant body of evidence that Ukrainian separatists have been trained on Russian territory in recent weeks to fire anti-aircraft missiles, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials who have raised alarms over the reports. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Ukraine rebels limit access to site of downed jet
KIEV, Ukraine — The quest for clues in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet faced major obstacles Friday, as the rebel militias that Ukraine blames for the disaster limited access to the mammoth crash site strewn with airplane parts and bodies. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
MH17: Ukrainian rebels find a gathering place on VKontakte
Social media have emerged as a key meeting place for Ukrainian rebels to share updates, recruit militiamen and win support …read more Source: The Globe and...
MH17: Evidence points to launcher in rebel-held territory
Criminal probe is under way that could uncover terrorism, or perhaps war crimes, if Russia, Ukraine or both are implicated …read more Source: The Globe and...
Aviation experts try to reach crash site in Ukraine
International experts tried to make their way to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Friday as evidence mounted against pro-Russian separatists as those responsible for blowing up the plane. …read more Source: Toronto...
What final moments of Malaysia Airlines flight might have looked like
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was almost a quarter of way into its 10-hour trip from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russian or Ukrainian Missiles? Obama Believes Pro-Russian Separatists Had ‘Russian Support’ in Malaysia Flight MH17 Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began building a case Friday linking pro-Russian separatists to the shocking downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine. A somber President Barack Obama declared the deaths of those on board, including at least one American, an “outrage of unspeakable proportions.” Obama said the U.S. believes the...
Garry Kasparov: The Price of Inaction in Ukraine
There are many questions still to be answered about what happened to Malaysian Air flight MH17 over Eastern Ukraine. I will limit myself to what is known to a reasonable doubt based on the evidence and statements that have been provided by numerous officials in the 36 hours since the tragedy. Nearly 300 innocent lives were lost when flight MH17...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: The Accident Theory
While it appears likely that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine using sophisticated missile systems, much of the crucial information is yet to be determined. “It is entirely plausible, given the circumstances, that this was an accident,” says Austin Long, assistant professor of...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: A Working Theory of the Shootdown
The U.S. military’s top commander in Europe spoke of Russians training pro-Russian separatists from Ukraine at the Pentagon last month. “What we see in training on the east side of the border is big equipment, tanks, APCs [armored personnel carriers], anti-aircraft capability,” Air Force General Philip Breedlove said, referring...
