Section: NBC (USA)
Russia Cuts Off Gas Supplies as Ukraine Shivers
Russia’s supplies to Ukraine recommenced in early October after Gazprom received $234 million out of a promised $500 million prepayment from Kiev. …read more Source:...
‘Chewbacca’ Arrested at Polls on Election Day in Ukraine
A man dressed as Chewbacca was arrested in Ukraine and fined the equivalent of $8 for violating campaign laws by supporting Darth Vader. …read more Source:...
Statue of Lenin Becomes Darth Vader Monument
The force has awakened in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Why Ukraine’s Ousted Autocrat Is Suing His Own Country
Ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s lawyers say he faces unfair prosecution. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Military Is Muscling Into the Arctic
Russia has been cranking up its military presence in the Arctic as relations with the West worsen over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Nine Ways Russia, Ukraine Went From Friends to Enemies
Russia’s banning of all commercial Ukrainian flights in its airspace was the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the countries. …read more Source:...
DoD: Russian Military Activity in Syria a ‘Military Build-up’
DoD officials are now calling the Russian military activity in Syria a military build-up, comparing it to Russian activity last year in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Europe’s Other Migrant Crisis: 2M Displaced by Ukraine War
More than 2 million people have fled their homes in eastern Ukraine since government troops and Russian-backed separatists went to war last year. …read more Source:...
Russia Building Huge Base Near Ukrainian Border: Report
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border. …read more Source:...
Ukrainians Say They Face Torture, Show Trials in Russia
Russia has imprisoned at least 11 Ukrainians in what defendants and rights groups say is a smear campaign aimed at destroying Kiev’s image worldwide. …read more Source:...
