Section: Miami Herald (USA)
Russia plans to send second aid convoy to Ukraine
Russia has announced plans to send a second aid convoy to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where months of fighting have left many residential buildings in ruins. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
Ukraine’s president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: Miami...
Russian aid trucks begin to leave Ukraine
Trucks marked as being from a bitterly disputed Russian aid convoy to Ukraine began returning to Russia on Saturday. …read more Source: Miami...
Merkel slams Russia over Ukraine convoy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev’s permission. …read more Source: Miami...
Serbia says it won’t impose sanctions on Russia
Despite pressure from the European Union, Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia or curb its food exports to that country, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Friday. …read more Source: Miami...
NATO criticizes Russian convoy sent into Ukraine
NATO’s secretary general has condemned Russia for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into eastern Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysia receives bodies from Flight 17 crash
The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July have arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the first repatriation of victims from the flight to the country. …read more Source: Miami...
5 Ukrainian troops killed; fierce battles reported
A Ukrainian official says five troops were killed and 21 injured while fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Miami...
Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis — showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend — underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight. …read more Source: Miami...
Protesters plant Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
Protesters have scaled one of Moscow’s famed Stalin-era skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
