Section: US & Canada
Putin Angling to Restore Ties With the West While Keeping an Eye on Ukraine
Analysts say that Russia has started playing a waiting game in Ukraine, distinctly lowering the flame underneath the rhetoric that erupted with the annexation of Crimea in March. …read more Source: The New York...
Separatist Rocket Attack Said to Kill 30 Ukrainian Troops
Rebels in the east of the country reportedly used a Russian-made artillery system to attack Ukrainian soldiers and border guards. …read more Source: The New York...
Report: At Least 30 Ukrainian Troops Dead In Attack
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian Interior Ministry official said at least 30 servicemen were killed Friday after pro-Russia rebels fired on them with missiles. Zoryan Shkiryak, an adviser to the interior minister, said authorities would react swiftly to punish the perpetrators. “They will be destroyed or captured and be made...
Rocket Attack Kills at Least 30 Ukrainian Soldiers
At least 30 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a rebel rocket attack, marking one of the deadliest days in weeks for the government forces that had been making steady gains against the pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
The ‘Well-Known Art Gallery’ In Prague Being Hailed By Russian State TV
Russian state TV reports say a major Prague art gallery is displaying a photo exhibit in support of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. The gallery? — a hallway in the headquarters of the Czech Communist party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio...
Families Fleeing Luhansk Fighting Arrive In Lviv
About two dozen women and children from the embattled city of Luhansk arrived by train on July 9 in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine. Parents said they left Luhansk fearing for the health and safety of their children as fighting intensified in the city between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces. According to official information, some 3,300...
Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may hold brief talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both attend the soccer World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. “It is certainly possible that there will be a meeting and a short conversation with President Putin, but due to the tight schedule it is...
Russia closes borders amid violence in Ukraine
Divisions appear within pro-Russian forces as Ukraine’s military pushes forward to reclaim ground …read more Source:...
At least 30 Ukraine troops reportedly killed in attack
Interfax-Ukraina news agency is citing a Ukrainian Interior Ministry official as saying at least 30 servicemen were killed after pro-Russian rebels fired missiles at them early Friday. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia closes 3 border crossings with Ukraine due to clashes
Russian officials say they have closed three major border crossings in the wake of heavy fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
