Section: US & Canada
Kerry: Russia Must Show Goodwill Over Ukraine Within ‘Hours’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said Moscow must prove within “hours” that it is working to support a cease-fire between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kerry: Russia Must Act ‘In the Next Hours’ on Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it is “critical” for Russia “in the next hours” to call on pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine to disarm. He made the call Thursday in Paris, after meeting with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius. Kerry said he and the French foreign minister are in “full agreement” that...
Putin must urge separatists to disarm within ‘hours’: Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, after meeting with France’s foreign minister, said on Thursday Russia should call on separatists in Ukraine to disarm within “the next hours.” …read more Source:...
Gunfire Reported In Eastern Ukraine
Fighting was reported early June 26 in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire between government forces and armed pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia and Others Seek Extended Ukraine Truce, but Separatists Balk
President Vladimir V. Putin said that Russia had made a commitment to ease the conflict by revoking an order that provided for the use of the Russian Army in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
White House: Obama Readies New Sanctions for Russia
The Obama administration says it is ready to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, if Moscow fails to take action to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine. The White House, however, says it has delayed implementation as it presses for unified support from European and U.S. manufacturers for the measures. White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking...
Polish PM Seeks Confidence Vote After Tape Scandal
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he would seek a confidence vote from parliament after secret recordings of senior officials plunged Poland into its worst political crisis for years. The opposition immediately called on Tusk to resign, but he has refused. “I’m ending my statement with a motion to the parliament speaker to...
Uzbeks Adding To Ranks Of Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine appear to be enlisting fighters from the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. One correspondent from RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service contacted separatist recruiters and reports that they appeared eager to take on foreign fighters. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO to Strengthen Ties With Georgia, Not Offer Full Membership
NATO members, wary of antagonizing Russia, propose closer ties with Georgia but stop short of granting full membership to the one-time Soviet republic. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the Western military alliance instead will offer Tbilisi a “substantive package” of support, without giving details, when...
Interview: ‘It’s Easier To Beat Up A New EU Member State Than An Old One’
An agreement signed in Austria this week to build a section of the South Stream natural-gas pipeline undermines European unity but could nonetheless remain a largely symbolic win for Moscow, says Edward Lucas of “The Economist.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
