Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Democrats herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday they had reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. The sanctions targeting Russia, however, have drawn the most attention due to President...
Rep. Hoyer says impasse over Russia sanctions bill resolved
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior House Democrat says congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package, to punish Moscow for meddling in U.S. elections and belligerence toward Ukraine. The White House has opposed part of the legislation mandating a congressional review if President Donald Trump seeks to ease the...
Friends, colleagues mourn slain journalist in Ukraine’s Kiev
MOSCOW (AP) — Friends and colleagues of journalist Pavel Sheremet, who was killed in the Ukrainian capital Kiev a year ago, are marching across town to demand answers from authorities about why his brutal murder has not been solved. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukrainian firefighting plane helps with Montenegro wildfires
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A plane from Ukraine has joined firefighting efforts in Montenegro after the country asked for international help to battle wildfires raging along the Adriatic coast. Wildfires reaching close to fishing villages and tourist resorts at Lustica peninsula have forced at least 100 people to evacuate the area. …read...
Ukrainian firefighting plane helps with Montenegro wildfires
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A plane from Ukraine has joined firefighting efforts in Montenegro after the country asked for international help to battle wildfires raging along the Adriatic coast. Wildfires reaching close to fishing villages and tourist resorts at Lustica peninsula have forced at least 100 people to evacuate the area. …read...
Cyberattack on Ukrainian clinics, pharmacies worries experts
The call would kick off a “crazy week” as Podkopaieva and her staff struggled with the sudden loss of half the computers at the Left Bank Pediatric Clinic in Kiev, where she serves as medical director. The central phone system collapsed, digital appointments vanished and diagnostic machines dropped offline, interrupting at least one...
Separatists proclaim a new state to replace all of Ukraine
The surprise announcement in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk casts further doubt on the 2015 cease-fire deal that was supposed to stop fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland and bring those areas back into Kiev’s fold while granting them wide autonomy. More than 10,000 people have died in fighting since Russia-backed rebels took...
Chechnya becoming major player in rebuilding war-torn Syria
[…] ordinary Chechens are likely to foot the bill, with many of them being forced to make contributions or face the possibility of exile or death, human rights activists say. The Kadyrov Foundation, one of Russia’s wealthiest charities, has spent millions bringing Western celebrities to Chechnya, buying sports cars for athletes and...
Ukrainian separatists proclaim a new state
The surprise announcement in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk casts further doubt on the 2015 cease-fire deal that was supposed to stop fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland and bring those areas back into Kiev’s fold while granting them wide autonomy. Donetsk separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko said in comments broadcast on...
The Latest: US urges cooperation in MH17 investigation
An international criminal probe has concluded that the missile was fired from territory controlled by pro-Russia rebels from a mobile launcher trucked in from Russia. A Dutch father is pleading for those who shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine to be punished, as he mourns his two children and in-laws killed in the disaster. The...
