Section: Associated Press (USA)
Civilian woes deepen as battle surges on Ukraine front line
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — The morning silence is an uneasy prelude to the artillery fire that inevitably follows. Sealed off from the world by war, some inhabitants hesitantly approach visitors for news. There’s no time for anything more than a few words, as soldiers bark instructions at exhausted people boarding evacuation buses...
US tilts toward arming Ukraine as officials head to Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russian-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russian mother of 7 suspected of treason released
MOSCOW (AP) — A mother of seven accused of spying for Ukraine was released from custody in Russia on Tuesday following public outrage…. …read more Source: Associated...
EU leaders threaten more anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are threatening fresh sanctions against Russia because of what it sees as “growing support” of Moscow for separatists in eastern Ukraine during intensified fighting over the past days…. …read more Source: Associated...
Obama ‘deeply concerned’ about latest violence in Ukraine
NEW DELHI (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is “deeply concerned” about the latest deadly flare-up in eastern Ukraine, but he says he won’t change how he’s handling the situation…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine will focus on fixing its huge problem of corruption as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans, a government official said Saturday…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russia accuses Poles of ‘mockery of history’ over Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia has accused Poland of engaging in a “mockery of history” after the Polish foreign minister credited Ukrainian soldiers, rather than the Soviet Red Army, with liberating Auschwitz 70 years ago…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russian FM pledges cooperation with West to combat terror
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow is continuing to cooperate with the West on fighting terrorism despite tensions over Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Survey: Trust down at 2009 levels after unpredictable year
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Trust in institutions has fallen to levels not seen since the financial crisis, after a year that produced the twin Malaysia Airlines disasters and the conflict in Ukraine, a global survey found Tuesday…. …read more Source: Associated...
Survey: Trust down at 2009 levels after unpredictable year
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Trust in institutions has fallen to levels not seen since the financial crisis, after a year that produced the twin Malaysia Airlines disasters and the conflict in Ukraine, a global survey found Tuesday…. …read more Source: Associated...
