Section: US & Canada
Ukraine accuses Russia of abducting female military pilot
Russian authorities on Wednesday charged a captured Ukrainian military pilot with complicity in the deaths last month of two Russian journalists, spurring accusations in Kiev that the female officer was abducted by pro-Russia militants and illegally transferred to Russian custody. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
EU source: 11 more people to face sanctions over actions against Ukraine’s government
A European Union source says ambassadors of the trade bloc’s countries have agreed to add 11 new names to the list of people sanctioned for participating in the pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: FOX...
EU To Sanction 11 More Individuals Over Ukraine
The European Union will reportedly add 11 new names to the list of persons targeted with asset freezes and travel bans over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President Vows to Take Back East from Pro-Russia Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has visited troops in the eastern part of the country where the military forced out pro-Russia rebels. While the two sides prepare for what could be a final battle, Moscow and Kyiv say a negotiated ceasefire is still possible – though some political analysts say Russia’s strategic objective is to...
US Officials Pressed on Russian-Ukrainian Conflict, Sanctions
“Too little too late” has been a common refrain on Capitol Hill regarding America’s response to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and one repeated Wednesday by Republican Senator Bob Corker as he and fellow members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled senior U.S. officials. While the Obama administration insists that...
Ukrainians Use Humor to Help Get Through Crisis
As Ukrainians have lived through months of turmoil including the ouster of their president, a Russian invasion and a Russian-backed separatist uprising, they have used humor to help them get through. VOA’s Al Pessin found this out when he visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, known as Ukraine’s “Capital of Humor.”...
Ukrainian woman charged with Russian journalists’ deaths
31-year-old pilot suspected of tipping off Ukrainian troops as to whereabouts of two journalists who were killed by mortar fire …read more Source:...
Top rebel figure in Ukraine’s east losing hope of Russian intervention
A top figure in Ukraine’s separatist insurgency says he is losing hope for action by Russian forces and blames Russian tycoons for dissuading Moscow from military intervention. …read more Source: FOX...
Pro-Kiev Ukrainians face intimidation in the east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Maria Oleinik hasn’t slept in the same house for more than one night running…. …read more Source: Associated...
Pro-government Ukrainians accuse rebels in the east of terror, abductions; rebels say it’s war
Since April, when pro-Russia rebels took over her city, Maria Oleinik hasn’t slept in the same house for more than one night running. …read more Source: FOX...
