Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear
The German state statistical office said that imports, supported by steady demand from domestic consumers, rose more than exports did, lowering overall output figures. Ukraine fears have only grown since the end of the quarter on June 30. […] the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine on July 17 has ratcheted up tensions...
Russian aid convoy resumes travel toward Ukraine
The convoy of roughly 262 vehicles had been parked at a military depot in the southern Russian city of Voronezh since late Tuesday amid disagreement over how and where it would cross into Ukraine, where government troops are battling pro-Russia separatists. Kiev and the West have accused Moscow of providing arms and expertise to pro-Russian...
Ukraine determined to keep Russian aid convoy out
Amid the uncertainty, there was no clear statement from Russia about where the trucks were headed, and rumors began to fly that they would bypass the original point of entry, the Shebekino crossing, near Kharkiv, Ukraine, and head farther south to an area closer to Luhansk, where Russia and the separatist fighters it supports exert more control....
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks
The totals reflect Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and armed groups, but the U.N. said the civilian casualties are “likely to be under reported” because of disruptions in communications and the difficulty people have getting medical aid. Pouilly said the U.N. is taking “a cautious approach” toward the apparent doubling...
Ordinary Ukrainians become unlikely warriors
All have been rousted from peaceful lives in settings that wouldn’t stand out in Western Europe — and are going to war. Since a separatist insurgency broke out in eastern Ukraine in March, entire swaths of Ukrainian society — either through a government summons or their own patriotism — have suddenly been thrust into battle, many of them...
12 pro-government Ukraine militiamen killed
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. Artem Skoropatsky said the fighters with the Right Sector volunteer battalion were shot dead while traveling...
Ukraine: Russian aid can enter with Red Cross
MOSCOW — With a theatrical flourish, Russia on Tuesday dispatched hundreds of trucks covered in white tarps and sprinkled with holy water on a mission to deliver aid to a desperate rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine. The televised sight of the miles-long convoy sparked a show of indignation from the government in Kiev, which insisted any...
Russia food ban hurts Moldova, bad omen for others
Two weeks before Russia banned most food from the West, it placed a similar embargo on produce closer to home in Moldova, a small Eastern European country seeking deeper ties with the European Union. Farmers here in one of the poorest corners of Europe are already feeling the pain, with some deciding not to harvest some of their fruit and...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state media is reporting that about 280 trucks have left the Moscow region for war-torn eastern Ukraine, a day after the Kiev government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious region. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Russia to join humanitarian mission to Ukraine
[…] initiatives have previously faced sustained opposition from Ukraine and the West, who had feared they could act as a pretext for sending Russian troops into rebel-held territory. “Humanitarian aid will only be distributed among the civilian population of the Luhansk province, which has long been suffering from the actions of...
