Section: CNN (USA)
Russia says no, drops out of Eurovision
Russia is saying goodbye to Europe’s beloved song contest Eurovision, organizers say, amid growing tensions with neighboring Ukraine, this year’s host country. …read more Source:...
Five months, eight prominent Russians dead
The brazen daytime slaying of a Russian politician outside a Ukrainian hotel this week brings to eight the number of high-profile Russians who have died over the past five months since the US presidential election on November 8. …read more Source:...
Killing of Putin critic: Ukraine seeks clues
Ukrainian authorities searched for leads Friday in the killing of a Kremlin critic, shot dead the day before outside a hotel in broad daylight, an act Ukraine’s President labeled a “Russian state terrorist act.” …read more Source:...
Former Russian lawmaker killed in Ukraine
Former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov, a Kremlin critic who fled to Ukraine last year, was shot dead Thursday in Ukraine’s capital, Ukrainian Interior Ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: ‘Everyone is vulnerable’ to Russia
Representatives of key American allies in Eastern Europe called for strong US pushback against Russia at a congressional hearing Tuesday. …read more Source:...
UK foreign secretary to meet Lavrov
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is to meet his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow for “high-level talks” on Syria and Ukraine in the coming weeks, the UK Foreign Office said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Continued violations of Ukraine ceasefire
Peace in Eastern Ukraine remains tenuous as a spate of violations of a newly implemented ceasefire continued overnight into Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukrainian tensions evident at UN
The UN Security Council paid public tribute to late Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Tuesday — but tensions simmered behind the scenes, as Ukraine blocked a more formal statement of condolences. …read more Source:...
E. Ukraine ceasefire at risk – even before it starts
A ceasefire aimed at putting an end to fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists due to start Monday is in danger of flailing even before it gets off the ground. …read more Source:...
Trump: Crimea was ‘taken’ by Russia
US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at the previous Obama administration, suggesting it was “too soft” on Russia over its annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
