Section: CNS News (USA)
Report: Ex-Georgian leader named governor of Ukraine region
MOSCOW (AP) — Local news reports say former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has been appointed governor of Ukraine’s troubled Odessa region. …read more Source: CNS...
Biden defends US cooperation on Russia amid Ukraine tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is defending U.S. efforts to cooperate with Russia on Iran and other issues at the same time Obama administration is trying to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
TV showdown in Ukraine highlights press freedom anxieties
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Crunch time is coming in a Ukrainian showdown that may yield clues into an increasingly asked question: How free is the press in Ukraine as it fights to stay out of Russia’s orbit? …read more Source: CNS...
Russia says it has no access to men detained in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s embassy in Ukraine says it has still not been given access to two Russian citizens detained earlier this month on suspicion of fighting alongside separatists in the eastern region of Luhansk. …read more Source: CNS...
Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest while Russia is booed
VIENNA (AP) — Sweden beat Russia to win the 60th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, in an event described by organizers as beyond politics but marred by boos for the Russian that were apparently prompted by the Ukraine conflict and the Kremlin’s anti-gay policies. …read more Source: CNS...
Sweden wins 60th Eurovision Song Contest, Russia 2nd
VIENNA (AP) — Sweden won the 60th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, finishing ahead of Russia, whose contestant received some boos as the Ukraine conflict spilled over into the continent’s largest songfest. …read more Source: CNS...
Rebel commander reported killed in east Ukraine car bombing
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies have reported the killing of a prominent separatist commander in eastern Ukraine when his vehicle was ripped apart by a bomb and then strafed by gunfire. …read more Source: CNS...
EU embrace of eastern partners turns lukewarm
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — The European Union reaffirmed its partnership with six post-Soviet nations Friday but offered them no new prospects of future membership in the Western bloc at a summit overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: CNS...
Endangered antelope dying off in vast numbers in Kazakhstan
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan says around one-third of the endangered saiga antelope population in this Central Asian nation has mysteriously died off in the last few days. …read more Source: CNS...
EU, Ukraine sign $2 billion loan deal at Eastern summit
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — The European Union offered more money and the promise of visa-free travel to some post-communist nations Friday in an East-West partnership that has tempered its ambitions after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...
