Section: CNS News (USA)
Ukraine’s president fires powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has fired the billionaire governor of an eastern region following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. Poroshenko’s office said in a statement Wednesday that Ihor Kolomoysky had asked to be released from his duties as governor of Dnipropetrovsk.read more...
House passes resolution urging Obama to send arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to protect its sovereignty in its fight against Russian-backed rebels. The resolution was approved Monday 348 to 48.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV read more …read more Source: CNS...
Confidence in Ukraine’s cease-fire hurt by arms violations
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and PETER LEONARD read more …read more Source: CNS...
Georgians hit by fallout from trouble in Russia, Ukraine
By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI read more …read more Source: CNS...
Sepp Blatter says World Cup can help situation in Ukraine
By GRAHAM DUNBAR read more …read more Source: CNS...
Tatar leader urges West to maintain sanctions over Crimea
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Thursday urged the West to maintain strong sanctions against Russia over last year’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula to pressure the Russsian “aggressors” to leave without using military force.read more …read more Source: CNS...
England misses European quarterfinals for 1st time since ’93
By STEVE DOUGLAS read more …read more Source: CNS...
EU links lifting Russia sanctions to peace in Ukraine
By LORNE COOK read more …read more Source: CNS...
What’s done, what’s next at the EU summit
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