Section: CNS News (USA)
Russian troops captured in Ukraine transferred to capital
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian officers captured while fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine are being transported to the capital, Kiev, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Monday. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine says 2 Russian officers captured near rebel area
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government on Sunday claimed to have captured two Russian officers who were operating in the rebel-controlled area. …read more Source: CNS...
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite fails after launch
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned Saturday shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled space industry, whose Soviet-era glory has been tarnished by a series of launch failures. …read more Source: CNS...
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned and crashed Saturday in Siberia shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled space industry, whose Soviet-era glory has been marred by a series of launch failures. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine’s economy contracts 17.6 pct as conflict takes toll
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s economy contracted by a stunning 17.6 percent in the first quarter of 2015 from a year earlier as the country struggles to cope with the impact of unrest in the industrial heartland of the east. …read more Source: CNS...
Observers blast restrictions on citizens in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Observers from a European security organization have criticized the Ukrainian government for restricting freedom of movement of residents in the war-torn east by introducing permits for crossing the front line. …read more Source: CNS...
Romania turns hacking crisis into advantage, helping Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukraine is turning to an unlikely partner in its struggle to defend itself against Russian cyber warfare: Romania. …read more Source: CNS...
Decade after Uzbekistan massacre, justice remains elusive
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of protesters jammed into Babur square in the city of Andijan, relishing a rare burst of defiance as one speaker after another condemned hardship under Uzbekistan’s despotic government. …read more Source: CNS...
Kerry in Russia Holds Out Possibility of Easing Sanctions; Crimea Not Mentioned
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday held out the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow, using his first visit to Russia since the Ukraine crisis erupted to stress the importance of the two countries cooperating in the international arena. …read more Source: CNS...
Russian opposition: 220 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition activists published a report Tuesday that they claim proves that Russia is deeply involved in the war in Ukraine, seeking to counter overwhelming state media reports casting the events as a local uprising against the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: CNS...
