Section: Boston Herald (USA)
Russia to add 40 new intercontinental missiles this year
MOSCOW — Russia’s military will add over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year alone that are capable of piercing any missile defenses, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation’s nuclear might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.Putin spoke at the opening of an arms show at a shooting...
Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year
MOSCOW — Russia’s military this year alone will receive over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of piercing any missile defenses, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation’s nuclear might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.Putin made the statement at the opening of an arms show at a...
Pope tells Putin: 'Sincere' peace efforts needed for Ukraine
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vatican on Wednesday, using the talks to call for a sincere effort aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said their talks concentrated on the Ukraine conflict and the Middle East, where the Holy See is worried about the...
Obama: Putin trying to recreate glories of Soviet empire
ELMAU, Germany — President Barack Obama says Russian President Vladimir Putin (POO’-tihn) must decide whether he wants to wreck Russia’s economy in pursuit of what Obama calls a “wrongheaded desire to recreate the glories of the Soviet empire.”Obama says U.S. and European leaders are in agreement about maintaining...
Obama: US, leading allies 'stand united' on world challenges
ELMAU, Germany — President Barack Obama says the U.S. and its leading allies “stand united” on some of the world’s most pressing challenges.Obama says the Group of Seven leading nations stand behind Ukraine and agree that economic sanctions should remain in place against Russia until it fully implements a cease-fire with Ukraine...
Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point
KIEV, Ukraine — A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead and threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war.Rebels in the city of Donetsk reported 15 dead between civilians and combatants in territory under their control. The Ukrainian...
Reports: At least 17 killed in Ukraine battles
KIEV, Ukraine — Separatists in east Ukraine said 15 people in territory under their control were killed Wednesday during battles around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk that is threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war.Two other deaths were reported in a government-controlled area.Russian news agencies cited rebel armed forces chief...
Deaths, surge in fighting in Ukraine threaten cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine — More civilian deaths and a new and unusually intense round of fighting Wednesday in eastern Ukraine are rekindling fears that a shaky cease-fire deal reached in February may be teetering toward collapse.Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said rebels early in the morning mounted a major artillery barrage against...
5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
MOSCOW — At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire.Rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said on Monday two civilians were killed and five injured in shelling on Sunday. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko in Kiev said three Ukrainian troops were killed in fighting...
UN rights office: Death toll in Ukraine conflict tops 6,400
BERLIN — The United Nations’ human rights office says the number of people killed in more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine has risen to over 6,400.The office said Monday that at least 6,417 people have been killed and 15,962 wounded between April last year and Saturday.The latest numbers compare with figures of 6,116 dead and...
