Section: US & Canada
Complex Russia-Ukraine Relationship Has Deep Roots
Despite a common culture and shared history, Russia and Ukraine have at times had a tumultuous relationship over the past century, the roots of which led to the current standoff between the two nations. From Moscow, Michael Eckels reports. …read more Source: Voice of...
New Ukraine FM Seen Bringing Sober Style to Kyiv Diplomacy
One day after then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych unexpectedly scuttled plans to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union at a Vilnius summit, his envoy in Berlin took to German radio to explain Kyiv’s decision. But Pavlo Klimkin also seized the moment to express his personal frustration with the move before quickly...
Source: Russia Offered Baltics Cheaper Gas for NATO Exit
Lithuania’s president says that Russia, in an effort to maintain influence over territories that were once part of the Soviet Union, has set out to make the Baltic states “unreliable partners” for NATO and the European Union. In an interview with Germany’s Focus magazine, Dalia Grybauskaite said that according to her...
Pro-Russian Rebels in Ukraine Agree to Cease-Fire
The leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic said the rebels in eastern Ukraine would match the government’s commitment. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Volunteer Militia Deploys to East Amid Cease-fire
More volunteers with Ukraine’s Donbas Battalion, a pro-government militia that recently merged with the National Guard, were preparing to deploy to the restive east Monday – in the middle of a temporary cease-fire declared just days earlier by the country’s new president. The deployment comes at a time when they are technically...
Ukraine crisis: Peace talks underway in Donetsk
Talks to end the uprising in eastern Ukraine have begun, bringing together a former Ukrainian president, the Russian ambassador and pro-Russian rebel leaders along with European officials, the Interfax news agency says. …read more Source:...
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Russian Army Holds Large-Scale Military Drill
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on June 21 announced a multipurpose exercise in Russia’s Central Military District. Soldiers in the city of Samara were put on full combat alert in a surprise test of their combat readiness. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hague says EU Ready for More Russia Sanctions if Necessary
Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague warned Russia on Monday that the EU was ready to impose tougher sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine if it is not satisfied with Moscow’s response to Kyiv’s peace plan. Speaking before a meeting in Luxembourg of European Union foreign ministers, Hague said leaders of the bloc’s 28...
EU Ministers Threaten Further Sanctions On Russia
Several European foreign ministers are threatening further sanctions if Russia fails to both cooperate with Ukraine’s proposed peace plan and halt interference in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
