Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)
Putin swaggers into Hungary as Europe wonders about U.S.
BUDAPEST — When President Vladimir Putin of Russia last paid a visit to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban was under siege for his autocratic style, Russia was isolated for its seizure of Crimea, and both men were called xenophobes for their hard-line stance on immigration. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Battle rages amid east Ukraine’s bloodiest fighting in weeks
The deadliest flare-up in fighting in eastern Ukraine since December stretched into a third day as President Petro Poroshenko broke off a visit to Germany. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
U.S. punishes Russia for election hacking, ejecting operatives
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives from the United States and imposing sanctions on Russia’s two leading intelligence services, including four top officers of the military intelligence unit the White House...
Malware from DNC hack now found in Ukraine app, CrowdStrike says
WASHINGTON — The same malicious code that breached the U.S. Democratic National Committee’s computer networks ahead of the presidential election has appeared in Ukraine, providing further evidence linking Russian military intelligence to far-reaching hacking attacks, according to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Inc. …read more Source:...
Massive Chernobyl shelter safely put over exploded reactor
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Workers completed a massive shelter over the Chernobyl nuclear plant’s exploded reactor on Tuesday, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world that one expert said had closed “a nuclear wound.” …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Four nations agree on road map to revive Ukraine peace plan
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany, Russia, France and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed on a road map designed to revive the halting peace plan for eastern Ukraine at a highly anticipated meeting in Berlin. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia Implicated in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine
A Dutch-led investigation has concluded that the powerful surface-to-air missile system used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years ago, killing all 298 on board, was trucked in from Russia at the request of Russian-backed separatists and returned to Russia the same night. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Prosecutors: Malaysian jet downed by missile moved from Russia
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands — A Malaysian airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces, international prosecutors said today. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
World leaders rage against neighbors on 2nd day of U.N. debate
UNITED NATIONS — World leaders from Pakistan to Ukraine unleashed their regional grievances Wednesday, taking the stage of the U.N. General Assembly to rage against their neighbors and presenting a picture of a chaotic world consumed by intractable conflicts. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Trump’s campaign chairman fights back against report detailing pro-Russian payment ledgers
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign is fighting back against a New York Times story published Sunday night that told of handwritten ledgers indicating that Mr. Trump’s campaign chairman received $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
