Section: Associated Press (USA)
AP PHOTOS: Crimea’s people face challenges as part of Russia
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Crimea, promised Russian President Vladimir Putin, “will be a home to all the peoples living there.”… …read more Source: Associated...
Lithuania: Stay calm in case of foreign invasion
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s defense ministry is advising its citizens how to react in case of war, reflecting jitters over neighboring Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and a recent increase of reported airspace violations in the Baltic region…. …read more Source: Associated...
World Economic Forum warns over international conflicts
LONDON (AP) — Following a year that’s seen the conflict in Ukraine and the rise of the Islamic State, geopolitical issues are considered to be the biggest threat to global stability over the coming decade, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum…. …read more Source: Associated...
Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Valentina Dudareva’s voice cracks with despair as she stands in the snow, surveying the bombed-out windows of her apartment block in Donetsk, the separatist capital in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
US, EU promise more aid for Ukraine if reforms continue
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States has reinforced Western assistance for Ukraine by promising up to $2 billion in loan guarantees if that effort is matched by economic and political reforms in Kiev…. …read more Source: Associated...
Merkel urges Putin, Poroshenko to implement peace plan
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the leaders of Russia and Ukraine that she’s not ready to take part in a four-way summit over the Ukraine conflict unless there’s a chance of real progress…. …read more Source: Associated...
Merkel website hacked ahead of visit by Ukrainian premier
BERLIN (AP) — A German official says Chancellor Angela Merkel’s website and several other German government sites have been blocked, and a pro-Russian organization has claimed responsibility…. …read more Source: Associated...
France: Europe hurting from Russia sanctions, needs to act
LAS VEGAS (AP) — France’s economy minister says Europeans should work together to pressure Russia for a solution over Ukraine so that all sides can ease sanctions that are hurting European economies…. …read more Source: Associated...
Woman who bared breasts in Vatican square is freed
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Holy See has released a Ukrainian activist who bared her breasts in St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day and snatched the statue of Baby Jesus from the Vatican’s outdoor Nativity scene…. …read more Source: Associated...
New Russian military doctrine says NATO top threat
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine that describes NATO’s military buildup near the Russian borders as the top military threat amid Russia-West tensions over Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
