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    NATO chief: Ukraine has cease-fire ‘in name only’
    Sep21

    NATO chief: Ukraine has cease-fire ‘in name only’

    NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe or SACEUR, U.S. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, left , and U.S. Army Commander for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), Gen. John F. Campbell atte… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    U.S. and Canada Intercept Eight Russian Military Jets off North American Coastline
    Sep21

    U.S. and Canada Intercept Eight Russian Military Jets off North American Coastline

    Earlier this week, U.S. and Canadian fighter jets deflected eight Russian military aircrafts nearing the North American coast. Officials confirmed that on Wednesday night, two American F-22 fighter planes intercepted several Russian military aircrafts — two Mig-31 fighter jets, two Russian Bear long-range bombers and two refueling tankers...

    NATO cautiously welcomes Ukraine buffer zone deal
    Sep20

    NATO cautiously welcomes Ukraine buffer zone deal

    Kiev (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander expressed cautious optimism Saturday that a tenuous Ukrainian ceasefire whose details were thrashed out in marathon overnight negotiations would help end a bloody pro-Kremlin uprising that has inflamed East-West ties.Government forces and pro-Kremlin militias were due by early Sunday to pull...

    Canada and US Strengthen Energy Ties, Help Ukraine
    Sep20

    Canada and US Strengthen Energy Ties, Help Ukraine

    OTTAWA, Canada—Canada and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding this on Sept. 18 to tighten collaboration on energy. The heads of both countries’ energy departments met in Ottawa for two days of talks, the first time the Head of the U.S. Department of Energy has visited Canada since Obama took office. Canadian Minister of...

    U.S. and allies in Ukraine for joint military drills
    Sep20

    U.S. and allies in Ukraine for joint military drills

    Ukrainian troops join the United States and its allies in the “Rapid Trident” military drill in western Ukraine, seen as a sign of the commitment of NATO states. Jillian Kitchener reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine munitions factory hit after new peace plan adopted
    Sep20

    Ukraine munitions factory hit after new peace plan adopted

    Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Explosions ripped through a munitions factory in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels on Saturday after it came under artillery fire, local officials and AFP journalists said.The factory was hit just hours after Kiev and separatist leaders reached a new peace plan aimed at shoring up a two-week old...

    Buffer zone agreed upon in Ukrainian peace talks
    Sep20

    Buffer zone agreed upon in Ukrainian peace talks

    From left, Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, Igor Plotnitsky, the leader of pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Z… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    In Ruins of Ukraine Town, Residents Crave Food, Water and Peace
    Sep20

    In Ruins of Ukraine Town, Residents Crave Food, Water and Peace

    As residents began repairing the damage in Luhansk and taking stock of the calamity around them, many said they no longer cared about the politics that caused it all. …read more Source: The New York...

    Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine Hours After an Amended Cease-Fire Is Signed
    Sep20

    Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine Hours After an Amended Cease-Fire Is Signed

    A huge explosion shattered the stillness of an early fall morning in Donetsk, illustrating the fragility of a cease-fire agreed upon two weeks ago. …read more Source: The New York...

    NATO’s top general says cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian forces is “in name only”
    Sep20

    NATO’s top general says cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian forces is “in name only”

    NATO’s top general says he has little faith in the 2-week-old cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country’s east. …read more Source: FOX...