Section: CNS News (USA)
Correction: Ukraine-Artillery Duels story
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a story June 15 about artillery duels in eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a rebel salvo hit a checkpoint, killing a rebel fighter. The shelling was apparent Ukrainian government fire. …read more Source: CNS...
Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military this year alone will receive 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. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine’s artillery duels again take toll on civilians
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Crackling forth over radio, the voice ordered tanks to take position in a residential area in Donetsk, the stronghold of separatist rebels in east Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Russia steps up military modernization _ but at what cost?
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia (AP) — It has a remote-controlled turret, it bristles with state-of-the-art defense systems and its computerized controls make driving it feel “like playing a video game.” Russia’s Armata tank, which its creator says can be turned into a fully robotic combat vehicle, is the crowning glory of a sweeping...
Report: Ukraine renews license for under-fire TV station
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government broadcasting authority has extended the operating licensing for a popular television station that has been accused of a pro-Russia stance. …read more Source: CNS...
Educated Ukrainians flee east Ukraine for new lives in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Alesya Bolot worked for a contemporary arts foundation that converted an abandoned factory into a mecca for young and bright people with daring ideas. Vibrant and cosmopolitan, the 27-year-old would not look out of place in a gallery in New York. …read more Source: CNS...
Chernobyl photographer Igor Kostin dies at age 78
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Igor Kostin, a Ukrainian photographer who took one of the first pictures of the ravaged Chernobyl nuclear plant after it exploded in 1986, has died. He was 78. …read more Source: CNS...
Pope tells Putin: ‘Sincere’ peace efforts needed for Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vatican, using the talks to call for a “sincere and great effort” aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Putin visits Italy, pope as US seeks more Vatican criticism
MILAN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was meeting Wednesday with Italian officials and Pope Francis as the U.S. sought to encourage the Vatican to join the West in condemning Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
Putin visits Italy, pope after G-7 snub over Ukraine
MILAN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Italy to meet with Italian officials and Pope Francis in a symbolic show of statesmanship after his latest snub by the Group of Seven advanced democracies, which reaffirmed sanctions over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
