Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian guards hurt in cease-fire
The new cease-fire implemented in embattled eastern Ukraine by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on was clearly under threat. Three Ukrainian border guards were wounded in a mortar attack. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Church Faces Obscure Pro-Russia Revolt in Its Own Ranks
Many in western Ukraine suspect that the breakaway church represents a Russian-backed maneuver to destroy a vital wellspring of Ukrainian nationalism. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin warns cease-fire will fail without peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support Saturday for Ukraine’s unilateral cease-fire in its battle against pro-Russian separatists and appealed to both sides to halt all military operations. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin backs Ukraine cease-fire plan, calls for both sides to halt military action
Russian President Vladimir Putin backed Ukraine’s cease-fire plans Saturday and appealed to both sides to halt all military operations. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine crisis: Putin backs Ukraine ceasefire plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on both sides in the conflict in east Ukraine to halt all military operations. …read more Source:...
Separatist leader dismisses Ukraine cease-fire as ‘fake’
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s embattled east have dismissed a unilateral cease-fire ordered by President Petro Poroshenko as fake, while nine Ukrainian service members were wounded in clashes just before and after the cease-fire began. …read more Source: CTV...
Separatist leader dismisses Ukraine cease-fire
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s embattled east have dismissed a unilateral cease-fire ordered by President Petro Poroshenko as fake, while nine Ukrainian service members were wounded in clashes just before and after the cease-fire began. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine crisis: Putin orders forces in the Urals on combat alert
Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered military forces in central Russia on combat alert as well as a drill of airborne troops, a day after Ukraine ordered a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Putin Orders Russian Troops on ‘Full Combat Alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in central Russia on “full combat alert” for snap drills, a day after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered a week-long cease-fire with pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east. Russian officials say more than 65,000 troops will take part in the new drills. NATO had...
Russian State TV Adds Its Own Twist To RFE/RL Video
Russian state-television is suddenly broadcasting RFE/RL videos — albeit unattributed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
