Section: CBS (USA)
Ukraine closes in on rebels, Russia entrenches
Violence mounts as gov’t forces, separatists clash near rebel-held Donetsk, NATO says 20K Russian troops amassed on border …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops push toward rebels in Donetsk
Government forces seen in control of key checkpoint near pro-Russian separatists’ stronghold …read more Source:...
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops cross into Russia
As Russia kicks off massive war games near border, Ukrainian officials try to tamp down reports of a mass troop defection …read more Source:...
8 square miles and 80 victims to go: Recovering Flight 17
International investigators finally on scene of shot down jet in Ukraine using sniffer dogs to hunt for body parts in middle of war zone …read more Source:...
15 days later, Flight 17 investigation gets rolling
With fight between pro-Russian rebels accused of downing jet and Ukrainian forces raging nearby, work finally begins in earnest …read more Source:...
Flash Points: Do the new sanctions on Russia have any bite?
CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. and European Union aimed at hurting Russia’s economy amid the country’s continued backing of Ukranian separatists. …read more Source:...
U.S., European sanctions may damage Russian economy
The sanctions from the U.S. and European Unions could do long lasting harm to Russia’s energy and finance sectors unless the country withdraws support for Ukrainian insurgents …read more Source:...
4th stymied attempt to get Flight 17 probe going
Almost two weeks after the jet packed with Europeans was shot down over Ukraine, investigators are turned back a 4th time from crash site …read more Source:...
Europe agrees on new sanctions against Russia
Moscow’s ongoing support of Ukrainian separatists is about to cost it a lot of money, as Europe targets arms, financial, technology and oil sectors …read more Source:...
Heavier weapons leading to more civilian deaths in Ukraine
Large unguided rockets and artillery fired into civilian areas is raising the death toll in the fight against Russian separatists quickly …read more Source:...
