Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)
Renewed fighting flares between Armenia, Azerbaijan
As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia flares into a sixth month, two other former Soviet republics are now engaged in renewed fighting over the remote, mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Russian military exercise
The State Department on Monday warned Moscow that a large Russian military exercise underway near the border with Ukraine could sharpen tensions as Russian-backed separatists battle Ukrainian troops nearby. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Russia waging massive war games as Ukraine recovers more territory
Russia launched massive air-force exercises in territory along its border with Ukraine on Monday that will include air-to-ground firing practices and missile tests, the Defense Ministry announced in Moscow. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine antigovernment protesters remain squarely planted in Kiev
Borys Vitaliy was happily married with a successful recycling business when protesters began gathering in the Ukrainian capital’s Independence Square, also known as the Maidan, in November. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Large expert team reaches Ukraine crash site
A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine’s parliament rejects prime minister’s resignation
A week after Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said he wanted to resign, the government offered a reply: You can’t. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Global conflict areas challenge aviation safety oversight
The United Nations agency responsible for coordinating international aviation safety has called a high-level conference in February for its 191 member states to address issues raised by the July 17 downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet flying over strife-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Obama: New Russia sanctions will have ‘an even bigger bite’
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russia’s banking, arms and energy sectors, the latest step intended to punish Moscow for backing separatist militias in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia
The 28-nation European Union agreed Tuesday on stronger economic sanctions against Russia amid ongoing anger concerning the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the great majority of whose passengers were Europeans. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine makes headway on clearing path to jetliner crash site
A Ukrainian military offensive could finally be clearing a path to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, government officials said Tuesday, a development that could affect both the investigation into the downed airliner and Ukraine’s war effort. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
