Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Says No Cease-Fire Plans
Ukraine’s top defense official said the government has no plans for another cease-fire or negotiations with pro-Russian separatists until they lay down their arms, suggesting Kiev’s confidence as it prepares a siege of the remaining rebel strongholds in the east. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin Silent as Ukraine Advances
As Ukraine laid plans for a siege of pro-Russia separatists’ remaining bastions, Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a critical decision on whether to answer rebel pleas for military help. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine says eastern rebels must lay down arms as condition for talks
The Ukrainian government will restart cease-fire negotiations with pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s east only once the rebels lay down their weapons, the defence minister said Tuesday …read more Source: CTV...
Inaction in Ukraine threatens Putin’s image at home
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to come to the rescue of beleaguered pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine threatens to both shatter his image as a strongman leader and foment dangerous domestic discontent among nationalist groups, his supporters have warned. “We support Putin because he is strong,”...
Lithuania President Warns Of Growing ‘Russian Chauvinism’
Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region unnerved Russia’s neighbors from Kazakhstan in the south to the Baltic states in the north. Lithuania’s newly re-elected President spoke about her neighbor to the east – Russia. In Lithuania, July is the season of song festivals, like this one in the 15th century church...
Russia Accuses U.S. Of ‘Kidnapping’ Alleged Hacker Roman Valerevich Seleznev, Violating Bilateral Treaty
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of violating a bilateral treaty and “kidnapping” a Russian accused of hacking into U.S. retailers’ computer systems to steal credit card data. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday the Secret Service had arrested Roman...
Brussels sources: EU ambassadors to consider more people for Ukraine-related sanctions
European Union ambassadors will meet Wednesday to consider increasing the number of people hit with EU asset freezes and travel bans for their actions against Ukraine’s government, an EU source and a Brussels diplomat say. …read more Source: FOX...
AP names Peter Leonard as its Ukraine correspondent to cover turmoil and nation-building
The Associated Press has named Peter Leonard to be its correspondent for Ukraine, whose Western-leaning government is struggling to unite the nation in the face of a deadly insurgency. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine Government Calls on Rebels to Disarm
The Ukrainian government says there will be no cease-fire talks with pro-Russian separatists in the east until the rebels completely lay down their arms. A statement released Tuesday by Defense Minister Valery Heletey expressed a growing confidence in Kyiv that it was gaining momentum against the separatists in a three month old uprising that has...
Ukraine says rebels must disarm before ceasefire talks
Ukraine’s defence minister says the government will only restart ceasefire negotiations with pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s east once the rebels lay down their weapons. …read more Source:...
