Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Russia proposes curbs for foreign media ownership
Ukraine and Western countries claim that Russia has sent troops and equipment to aid separatist pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine’s east; Moscow denies those allegations. “In the time of the information war, we must ensure our information security and protect our public opinion from actions of the enemy,” said Roman Chuichenko, a...
Germany pushes for solution to Ukraine gas spat
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing for a solution to the long-running gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine ahead of a meeting of the two countries’ energy ministers this week. Speaking to business leaders Tuesday, she said the dispute over payments for past deliveries and future gas prices is one of many...
Ukraine rebels say they withdraw heavy artillery
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko told Interfax news agency Tuesday that his forces were withdrawing heavy artillery from certain areas on the front line, but said that “in those places where Ukraine does not withdraw its artillery, we also will not withdraw.” …read more Source: San Francisco...
NATO’s outgoing chief: ‘We cut fat, built muscle”
Five years later, as Rasmussen wraps up his tenure as the 12th secretary general in NATO’s history, the U.S., Canada and their European allies are again squaring off against the Russians, and must confront a more diverse and bewildering array of threats to Western security than ever. “Rasmussen played a valuable role in helping...
Kiev notes progress on eastern Ukraine cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say government troops have begun withdrawing heavy artillery in the east of the country, as have pro-Russian rebels in the region. Last week, an agreement was signed calling for both sides to halt advances and pull back heavy artillery, creating a buffer zone. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Thousands in Moscow protest Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of people marched through central Moscow on Sunday to demonstrate against the fighting in Ukraine and Russia’s alleged complicity in the conflict. The Ukraine conflict has boosted nationalist sentiment among Russians, many of who regard eastern Ukraine as rightfully a part of Russia, and coverage of the crisis on...
German families to sue Ukraine over MH17 crash
Elmar M. Giemulla says he will file a suit at the European Court of Human Rights in the coming weeks on behalf of three German families who lost relatives when the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine says it won’t pull back troops just yet
Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed Saturday to create a buffer zone between government troops and pro-Russian militants by halting their advances and pulling back heavy weapons in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the National Security and Defense Council, told reporters in Kiev on Sunday...
NATO chief: Ukraine has cease-fire “in name only”
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — 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. Breedlove said he hopes the agreement announced Saturday for creation of a buffer zone between Ukrainian government troops and the pro-Russian militants will...
Buffer zone agreed to in Ukraine peace talks
Minsk, Belarus — Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters in order to ensure a stable truce in eastern Ukraine. The deal reached by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the Moscow-backed rebels and...
