Section: New York Daily News (USA)
Artillery fire hits Ukraine despite buffer zone
Sporadic artillery fire hit parts of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, hours after negotiators agreed to create a buffer zone between government troops and pro-Russian militants. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Peace pact reached in Ukraine creates buffer zone
MINSK, Belarus — Ukrainian peace negotiators agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants, officials said. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukrainian president visits U.S. Congress to ask for help
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko mixed gratitude and a plea for help Thursday as he urged Congress “not to let Ukraine stand alone in the face of this aggression” by Russia. …read more Source: New York Daily...
WATCH: Angry mob drops Ukrainian politician into dumpster
Dramatic cellphone footage sees the crowd grabbing MP Vitaly Zhuravsky and throwing him head first into the huge garbage can. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine’s parliament votes to deepen ties with the EU
Ukraine’s parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union on Tuesday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as part of a peace deal. …read more Source: New York Daily...
EU toughens sanctions against Russia
The European Union tightened sanctions on Russia on Friday over its role in the Ukrainian conflict, restricting access to financing for top Russian banks, defense and energy firms and freezing the assets of senior politicians and rebel leaders. …read more Source: New York Daily...
U.S. stepping up Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON – The United States is joining the European Union in stepping up economic sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, President Obama announced Thursday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
U.S. military excercise with Russia canceled because of Ukraine
Russia’s aggressive assault on Ukraine has led to the broken partnership of a mock exercise with U.S. and Canadian military to practice escorting hijacked airliners. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine offers rebel region more autonomy
Ukraine’s president promised Wednesday to introduce a bill to parliament as early as next week that would offer greater autonomy to rebellious regions in the pro-Russia east, where separatists have been battling government troops for almost five months. …read more Source: New York Daily...
EU delays economic sanctions against Russia
The 28-nation bloc said the punitive measures will come into force ‘in the next few days’ depending on how well the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine is upheld. …read more Source: New York Daily...
