Section: ABC News (USA)
Finalists Named for EU’s Sakharov Prize
Two Iraqi women who once were captives of Islamic State, a leader of the Crimean Tatars and a former Turkish newspaper editor have been named finalists for the European Union’s Sakharov human rights prize …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian War Prisoners Languish in Limbo on Both Sides
Just three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange …read more Source: ABC...
Putin Suspends Weapons-Grade Plutonium Deal With US
President Vladimir Putin has suspended a deal with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, once a symbol of U.S.-Russian rapprochement that has fallen apart amid tensions over Ukraine, Syria and other disputes …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian Rebels, Govt Report Partial Weapons Withdrawal
Ukrainian government forces and separatist rebels say they have pulled back heavy weapons in only one out of three planned locations on the front line in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
Finns: The Dutch Asked Us to Keep Buk Missile Test Secret
Finland’s president says the Netherlands had asked the Nordic country to keep secret tests it made with Russian-built missiles similar to the one believed to have downed a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014 …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine Marks Babi Yar Massacre’s 75th Anniversary
Ukrainians have marked the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II …read more Source: ABC...
The Latest: Russian Military Disputes Dutch MH17 Probe
The Russian military insists that no air defense missile systems have ever been sent from Russia to Ukraine, as the Dutch-led investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has stated …read more Source: ABC...
UK Man Charged With Terrorism Offenses Over Ukraine Conflict
A British man filmed with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine has been charged with terrorism offenses …read more Source: ABC...
Dutch Investigators to Give Results of MH17 Criminal Probe
Relatives of victims of the shooting-down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine more than two years ago are gathering to learn the preliminary results of a Dutch-led criminal probe of the disaster that claimed 298 lives …read more Source: ABC...
The Latest: Israel President Cuts Short Visit to Ukraine
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says he is cutting short an official visit to Ukraine to attend the funeral of former president Shimon Peres …read more Source: ABC...
