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US slams Russia’s move to recognize Ukraine rebel documents
The United States says it is disturbed by Russia’s decision to recognize passports and other documents issued by rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine. The recognition, in an order signed by … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
The Latest: Pence offers Ukraine’s president support
The Latest on U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Europe (all times local): 11:20 p.m. Vice President Mike Pence has met with the president of Ukraine and assured him … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russia now recognizes Ukrainian rebel documents, passports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order for Russia to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine. The signing, announced by the Kremlin … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Germany: No plans to add US to group solving Ukraine crisis
Germany’s foreign minister says there are no plans to add the U.S. to the group of countries that have been meeting in efforts to help reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
UN: 1 million children in eastern Ukraine urgently need aid
United Nations officials say 1 million children urgently need humanitarian aid in eastern Ukraine, and the number has nearly doubled in a year. The U.N.’s children’s agency, UNICEF, reported the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Rebel leader in eastern Ukraine issues military threat
The leader of pro-Russia separatist rebels has warned that they may use force to drive out Ukrainian troops from positions in eastern Ukraine. Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian hacker gets prison for leading online theft ring
A Ukrainian hacker who admitted using thousands of infected computers to steal user names and passwords for bank accounts and other online services has been sentenced to 41 months in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
US secretary of state says Russia must honor Ukraine deal
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that Russia must abide by a 2015 deal aimed at ending fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists as the Trump administration … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president vows to resume coal supply from east
Ukraine’s president has pledged to resume coal supplies from separatist-controlled parts of the country. Fighting in Ukraine’s industrial east between government troops and Russia-backed rebels has killed more than 9,800 … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Donetsk residents say OSCE monitors inffectual
About 1,000 residents of Ukraine’s largest rebel-held city have demonstrated outside the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s office there to complain that the monitoring mission in the conflict … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...