Section: CNS News (USA)
Ukraine claims deal with Russia to release pilot Savchenko
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he has reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release a jailed Ukrainian pilot. …read more Source: CNS...
Obama-Putin discuss need to implement Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have spoken by telephone, and the White House says they spent much of the call discussing Ukraine, with Obama urging Putin to abide by a 2015 agreement aimed at ending the conflict. …read more Source: CNS...
2 Russian servicemen in Ukraine sentenced to 14 years
MOSCOW (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two Russian servicemen captured last year to 14 years each in prison after finding them guilty of terrorism and waging a war in eastern Ukraine. The ruling opened the door to a possible prisoner swap between the two countries. …read more Source: CNS...
Russia, Japan agree to leaders’ meetings this year
TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from Japan and Russia agreed Friday on scheduling their leaders’ meetings this year, starting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Russia, to deepen relations overshadowed by a World War II territorial dispute and the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Problems fixed all over Russia after appeals on Putin’s show
MOSCOW (AP) — In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go to a Crimean summer camp. One thing made it possible: President Vladimir Putin’s Thursday call-in show where distressed Russians brought their problems to the leader. …read more Source:...
Problems fixes all over Russia after appeals on Putin’s show
MOSCOW (AP) — In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go a Crimean summer camp. The one thing that made it possible was President Vladimir Putin’s call-in show where distressed Russians appealed to the country’s leader to solve their...
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine awaits new government to fulfill promises of Maidan
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Swept into office by the mass protests that deposed the Russia-friendly president two years ago, Ukraine’s new leaders promised that the country would soon be welcomed into Europe as a thriving new democracy. …read more Source: CNS...
Prosecutor orders suspension of Tatar assembly in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — The chief prosecutor of Crimea has ordered a suspension of the council representing the region’s Tatar ethnic minority. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine’s embattled prime minister resigns
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s embattled prime minister announced Sunday that he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis. …read more Source: CNS...
