Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
World briefs: Iraq celebrates victory over IS while grappling with legacy
Plus: Will Kim Jong Un visit Seoul this month?; EU eyes ways to bolster Ukraine economy amid Russia tension; and more. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin G20 meet amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
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Trump cancels meeting with Putin over Russia’s hostilities with Ukraine
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Investigators tie a Russian GRU officer to the 2014 downing of MH17 in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — A mysterious man wanted in connection with the deadly downing of Malaysia Air Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 appears to be a high-level Russian military intelligence officer, an investigation by a team of reporting outlets has found. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
The FBI seeks to thwart a major cyberattack on Ukraine, officials and documents indicate
LONDON — The FBI has put a spoke in the wheel of a major Russian digital disruption operation potentially aimed at causing havoc in Ukraine, evidence pieced together from researchers, Ukrainian officials and U.S. court documents indicates. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Vladimir Putin opens a bridge to Crimea, cementing Russia’s hold on its neighbor
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin climbed aboard a large orange construction truck on Monday and drove it across a new 12-mile bridge to Crimea, inaugurating his latest megaproject and tightening Moscow’s claim to the disputed territory. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Even as fear of Russia is rising, its military spending is actually decreasing
In terms of its military presence, Russia has rivaled the United States in recent years, launching major operations in Ukraine and Syria and having rising ambitions in the Arctic. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
As Ukraine seeks America’s missiles, it halts its cooperation with Robert Mueller’s probe
KIEV, Ukraine — In the United States, Paul Manafort is facing prosecution on charges of money laundering and financial fraud stemming from his decade of work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
She was Ukraine’s ‘Joan of Arc.’ Now Nadiya Savchenko is accused of plotting a coup in Kiev.
KIEV, Ukraine – Two years ago, Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian helicopter pilot who had been taken prisoner by pro-Russian forces in the country’s east, returned from captivity to a tumultuous hero’s welcome. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Orange snow blankets Eastern Europe. There’s an explanation.
The photos and videos haven’t been edited by the latest Instagram filter or otherwise digitally manipulated. Orange-tinted snow did blanket parts of Eastern Europe on Friday and over the weekend, creating eerie post-Apocalyptic scenes and baffling people from countries like Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova, the BBC reported....
