Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
NATO chief: no big Russian withdrawal near Ukraine
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — NATO’s top military commander says the alliance would welcome the withdrawal of Russian troops from a Russian region bordering Ukraine, but that it has seen no “major movement” so far. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine politics turns trashy as mood sours
The fad is part of a broader coarsening of the political climate in Ukraine as anger simmers over the snail’s pace of reforms and persisting corruption since the overthrow in February of former President Viktor Yanukovych. “People are seeing no real changes … people see no fairness,” said Maxim Latsyba, head of the social...
Putin to focus on Ukraine during trip to Milan
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will have a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Milan. Attending this week’s Europe-Asia summit in Milan offers Putin the first chance to discuss the Ukrainian crisis with Western leaders since his trip to France in June to attend the...
US, Russia vow stronger cooperation on many issues
PARIS (AP) — The United States and Russia are vowing to cooperate more closely on a broad array of global security matters even as they remain deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine. Kerry didn’t use the word “reset” — the Obama administration’s first-term effort to improve ties with Russia. …read more Source: San...
Serbia prepares hero’s welcome for Putin
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Soldiers are marching, battle tanks are rumbling on the streets and fighter jets are flying overhead. Putin will stop by Belgrade for only six hours to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, from Nazi German occupation by the Red Army and Yugoslav Communist Partisans. Some Western...
Ukraine appoints new defense minister
Critics of Poltorak’s new appointment noted that he had served as head of Interior Ministry troops for a time under deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, when anti-government protests were met with tough responses from anti-riot personnel. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine sees fewer Russian troops in conflict zone
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military officials say they have observed a reduction in the presence of Russian troops in areas at the heart of fighting between government troops and separatist rebels. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border
Dmitry Peskov told Russian news outlets late Saturday that Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from Rostov, a southern region that borders east Ukraine, where pro-Russian insurgents have been battling government troops since April. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine adopts law to purge government officials
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has approved legislation to purge government bodies of officials linked to the rule of the country’s previous leader, Viktor Yanukovych. President Petro Poroshenko’s office said in a statement Thursday that the law is aimed at restoring public trust in authorities. …read more...
Prosecutors: 1 MH17 passenger had oxygen mask on
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say the body of one passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above Eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: San Francisco...
