Section: CNS News (USA)
Germany’s Merkel presses Putin on Ukraine separatists
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged President Vladimir Putin to use Russia’s influence with separatists in eastern Ukraine to help secure progress toward a political solution. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukrainian border guards stop cigarette-smuggling horses
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say they have intercepted a small herd of horses attempting to bring thousands of euros worth of contraband cigarettes across the border from Ukraine to Romania. …read more Source: CNS...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine expects to restore control over rebel east this year
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he expects the government to restore control over the separatist-held eastern Ukraine before the year’s end. …read more Source: CNS...
Polish prime minster: No risk of EU sanctions against Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Thursday she doesn’t believe the European Union will impose sanctions on the country over its new laws that have been criticized as running counter to the bloc’s principle of the rule of law. …read more Source: CNS...
Negotiators vow to enforce cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Representatives of Russia and Ukraine have pledged to make a new effort to enforce a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and exchange prisoners. …read more Source: CNS...
Tomas Berdych advances to 2nd round at Qatar Open
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Third-seeded Tomas Berdych advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday. …read more Source: CNS...
Serena Williams skips Hopman Cup opener with knee injury
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams has withdrawn from her opening match at the Hopman Cup due to a knee problem, with Vicky Duval filling in for the U.S. team against Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine to ban array of Russian food imports
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine says it will introduce a wide-ranging ban on food imports from Russia in a week, a response to Russia’s ban on food products from Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
OSCE mission comes under fire in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A team of international observers monitoring the shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine says it came under fire while inspecting a village. …read more Source: CNS...
