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Eastern Ukraine hit by outburst of fighting
Heavy artillery and rockets hit residential areas in eastern Ukraine Tuesday amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, leaving at least eight people dead … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
3 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated, killing at least three people overnight, injuring many more and trapping 200 coalminers underground. The press office of the Ukrainian government’s operation in the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
5 troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
At least five Ukrainian troops have been killed in an apparent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine. An armed conflict between government troops and separatist rebels has killed more than … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Germany’s Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine on Saturday and agreed on the importance of NATO during their first call … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Vandals paint Nazi graffiti at Polish graves in Ukraine
Unidentified vandals have spray-painted Nazi graffiti at a memorial cemetery in Ukraine where some Poles are buried. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin denounced the vandals’ action Wednesday at the Bykivnia … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Poland’s FM blasted for publishing internal document
Poland’s foreign minister is under fire for publishing a March 2008 internal document that outlined the previous government’s thinking about Russia and Ukraine. Witold Waszczykowski said Tuesday the document exposed … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian president’s candy maker to shut Russian factory
A chocolate maker owned by Ukraine’s president says it’s planning to shut its factory in Russia for “economic and political reasons.” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last year put the Roshen … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine files case against Russia at UN’s highest court
Ukraine has filed a case against Russia at the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Moscow of illegally annexing Crimea and illicitly funding separatist rebel groups. Kiev also is seeking compensation … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Biden: Trump should retain sanctions on Russia
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, on a last foreign trip before leaving office, has met with Ukraine’s president and called on the impending Donald Trump administration to retain Ukraine-related sanctions … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Rights group: Civilians abused by rivals in Ukraine conflict
A human rights group says civilians are being abducted and tortured by fighters on both sides of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. An annual report released by Human Rights … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
