Section: US & Canada
Russia: 1 killed near Ukraine border by shell fire
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s foreign ministry said Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a Russian border town, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. Ukraine denied firing a shell into Russian territory. President Vladimir Putin expressed “grave concern” over the incident, Russian news agencies quoted his spokesman...
‘Irreversible Consequences’: Putin Warns Ukraine
But Ukraine denies their forces were responsible for firing the shell that crossed border and killed a man in Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia Warns Ukraine Of ‘Irreversible’ Consequences After Shelling
Russia says a cross-border shell fired from Ukraine that hit two houses in Russia, reportedly killing a Russian man, may have “irreversible” consequences. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Interview: I Was A Separatist Fighter In Ukraine
Artur Gasparyan, a 24-year-old native of Spitak, Armenia, was recruited in Moscow in May to fight in eastern Ukraine. Now back in the Russian capital, he spoke with RFE/RL in detail about his experiences. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Shell From Ukraine Kills Man in Russia, Raising Tensions
DONETSK Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia threatened Ukraine on Sunday with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, an incident Moscow described in warlike terms as aggression that must be met with a response. Although both sides have reported cross-border shootings in...
War and Peace in the Age of the Smartphone
2014 is witnessing a proliferation of violence, or at least its threat. That’s clear from the dissolving borders of Syria and Iraq to the ongoing genocide in the Central African Republic, and from East Ukraine to the South China Sea. Exactly 100 years on, the temptation, perhaps, is to explain this expansion in international violence...
Ukraine govt denies president will be at Cup final
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials tha… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
1 killed by Ukrainian shell in border town: Russian foreign ministry
Russia’s foreign ministry said Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. But Ukraine denied firing a shell into Russian territory. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine government denies president will attend World Cup final
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials that he would be there. …read more Source: CTV...
1 killed by Ukrainian shell in Russian border town: foreign ministry
Russia’s foreign ministry claimed Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. …read more Source: CTV...
