Section: US & Canada
Halfway into its Arctic Council chairmanship, Canada gets mixed reviews
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada is now one year into their two-year chairman ship of the Arctic Council. Canada assumed its leadership role with an ambitious plan focused on developing the North for northerners. And for the first time, an Inuk, Canada’s now-environment minister Leona...
Meet Ukraine Soldier on Patrol
Ukrainian forces have set up checkpoints on a line between territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, and that controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Vitaly is a Ukrainian soldier on patrol in the Donetsk region. …read more Source: The Boston...
Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Fighting intensified Monday around the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as government forces stepped up efforts to disrupt rebel lines and reclaim more territory from the faltering insurgency. One resident said panic was gripping the city.In the last two weeks, the government has halved the territory held by pro-Russia...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Building Up Forces On Border
Kyiv is accusing Russia of building up forces on its border with Ukraine and says that separatists backed by “Russian mercenaries” are firing on Ukrainian border guards in an attempt to bring armored vehicles into the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Bringing Troops Up to Border
Russia is building up forces on its border with Ukraine, and separatists, backed by Russian “mercenaries”, are firing on Ukrainian border guards in an attempt to bring armored vehicles into the country, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday. Accusing Russia of embarking on a course of escalation in Ukraine’s eastern...
Ukraine loses contact with military transport plane over rebel area
Ukrainian security officials said on Monday that contact had been lost with an An-26 military transport plane near Luhansk in east Ukraine where there is heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine forces end pro-Russian rebel airport blockade
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border during a weekend of fierce military combat. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says it’s recaptured more territory; fighting intensifies near rebel-held eastern city
Fighting has intensified around the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as government forces step up efforts to disrupt rebel lines and claim more territory from the faltering insurgency. …read more Source: FOX...
Romania Expects to be Energy Independent Despite Ukraine Crisis
Romania is expected to achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, due to shale gas and alternative energy sources like wind and nuclear power. It is the third most energy independent country in the European Union after Denmark and Estonia. A neighbor of Ukraine, Romania has found itself in recent months close to Europe’s latest...
Fierce fighting near rebel-held city in Ukraine
A spokeswoman for the Luhansk People’s Republic told The Associated Press that separatist fighters destroyed a Ukrainian armed convoy in the village of Heorhiivka, 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of the airport. …read more Source: San Francisco...
