Section: Associated Press (USA)
AP PHOTOS: Veteran pride as Russia marks victory in Europe
MOSCOW (AP) — A former Russian paratrooper is haunted by the memory of comrades being wiped out by the Nazis. Another veteran recalls the terror of being captured by SS troops after his plane was shot down. A former radio operator relives the tragedy of families abandoning their prized possessions in the exodus from Crimea after the German...
German FM: progress in resuming NATO-Russia military contact
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) — German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia and NATO are making progress in restoring military contacts that were suspended as the Ukraine crisis intensified…. …read more Source: Associated...
As Ukraine erects defenses, critics fear expensive failure
HOPTIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The flimsy, razor wire-topped fences popping up along bare expanses of Ukraine’s eastern frontier are the first line of defense against a much-feared Russian invasion. Trenches fortified by timber have been hollowed out for soldiers to take up positions. And bulky, metallic obstacles looped together with more...
Ukraine’s rebels mete out rough justice in authority vacuum
KRASNYI PARTYZAN, Ukraine (AP) — A bruised rebel fighter in battle fatigues is tied to a traffic pole, avoiding glances as a crude message hung about his neck flutters in the wind: “I am a marauder. I beat up and robbed my countrymen.”… …read more Source: Associated...
Kazakhstan votes for continuity while keeping eye on Ukraine
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russia claims US troops in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says U.S. military instructors are training Ukrainian national guardsmen in urban fighting techniques in the eastern regions where Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels have fought for the past year…. …read more Source: Associated...
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free her daughter…. …read more Source: Associated...
The Latest: Putin says Ukraine is cutting off east
MOSCOW (AP) — 1:50 p.m. (1050 GMT; 6:50 a.m. EDT)… …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine’s disabled condemned to life in institutions
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An international rights group says growing numbers of disabled children in Ukraine are being condemned to life in orphanages and institutions blighted by neglect and abuse…. …read more Source: Associated...
Chechen commander in Ukraine drawn into Russian intrigue
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — From a dimly lit room at his base in eastern Ukraine, the commander of a battalion of Chechens fighting Russia-backed rebels looked shaken as TV broadcast news of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s slaying. Adam Osmayev hailed Nemtsov as a “true hero” both for condemning Russia’s war...
