Section: ABC News (USA)
Romania to send 120 air defense troops to Poland
Romania’s president says the country will send 120 air defense troops to support NATO’s presence in Poland amid unease about Russia’s interventions in Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Blockade of rebel-held east forecast to hurt Ukraine economy
Ukraine’s central bank says a trade blockade of rebel-held regions in the east is hurting growth …read more Source: ABC...
Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first such “two-plus-two” talks since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Gatherings mark anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Gatherings mark 3rd anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Kremlin says Ukraine cuts off rebel east with its own hands
The Kremlin says that Ukraine is ruining its own territorial integrity with a blockade of rebel regions in the east …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian banks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed an order imposing sanctions on Russian-owned banks, the latest action designed to protest against Russian support for separatists in the east of the country …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine announces economic blockade of rebel-held territory
Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council has announced a full transport blockade on rebel-held areas in the east of the country that is likely to cause severe economic disruption …read more Source: ABC...
Foreign couple arrested in UAE for unwed sex is released
A South African man and his pregnant Ukrainian fiancee will not face charges in the United Arab Emirates following their arrest for having sex outside of marriage, a local newspaper reported …read more Source: ABC...
Putin tells German FM he wants better ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the visiting German foreign minister that he would like to improve ties between the two countries that were soured by the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: ABC...
France says Russia sanctions to remain in place
France’s foreign minister says sanctions on Russia cannot be lifted until there is progress in Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
