Section: Associated Press (USA)
Putin visits Italy, pope after G-7 snub over Ukraine
MILAN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Italy to meet with Italian officials and Pope Francis in a symbolic show of statesmanship after his latest snub by the Group of Seven advanced democracies, which reaffirmed sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Poll: Americans and Europeans differ on aid to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A new survey shows that Americans are less willing than Europeans to send economic aid to Ukraine, where the government is struggling to keep the economy afloat while battling Russian-backed separatists…. …read more Source: Associated...
Bush says Russian aggression requires stronger US action
BERLIN (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is warning Russia’s Vladimir Putin that a Bush presidency would mean a more active U.S. role in countering Russian aggression, especially in Ukraine and eastern Europe…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine fuel depot fire kills 1, several injured near Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say that a major blaze has engulfed a fuel depot near the capital, leaving one man dead and injuring several others…. …read more Source: Associated...
THE LATEST: Ukraine took up over half Merkel-Obama meeting
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — 6:35 p.m. (1635 GMT; 12:35 p.m. EDT)… …read more Source: Associated...
EU chief Tusk urges tough line on Russia sanctions
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — European Union President Donald Tusk is urging leaders at the Group of Seven summit to present a united front on maintaining sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Fed up with failing peace, Ukraine rebels eager to fight
DOKUCHAYEVSK, Ukraine (AP) — In this front-line town in eastern Ukraine, the cease-fire called more than three months ago seems to be only an insulting guise. Shelling rocks the area so often that dogs have learned to head for the basement at the first blast…. …read more Source: Associated...
Report: Ex-Georgian leader named governor of Ukraine region
MOSCOW (AP) — Local news reports say former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has been appointed governor of Ukraine’s troubled Odessa region…. …read more Source: Associated...
TV showdown in Ukraine highlights press freedom anxieties
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Crunch time is coming in a Ukrainian showdown that may yield clues into an increasingly asked question: How free is the press in Ukraine as it fights to stay out of Russia’s orbit?… …read more Source: Associated...
Sweden wins 60th Eurovision Song Contest, Russia 2nd
VIENNA (AP) — Sweden won the 60th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, finishing ahead of Russia, whose contestant received some boos as the Ukraine conflict spilled over into the continent’s largest songfest…. …read more Source: Associated...
