Section: The Bellingham Herald (USA)
Couple who took in Ukrainian imposter student defend actions
A couple who housed a 23-year-old Ukrainian man who was attending a Pennsylvania high school under a fake name say he told them he was much younger, and they deny they took advantage of him. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian pilot denounces her trial in Russia as a farce
Defiant in her closing statement Wednesday to a Russian court, Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko brandished her middle finger, burst into the Ukrainian national anthem and declared her trial in the death of two Russian journalists to be “the farce of Kremlin puppets.” … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russian judge sets date for Ukrainian pilot verdict
A Russian judge has set a date of March 21-22 for issuing the verdict in the case against jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian protesters demand that Russia release Savchenko
A few hundred people have marched from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry to the Russian Embassy in Kiev to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainians rally to demand Russia release Savchenko
About 2,000 people have rallied on Independence Square in Kiev to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian pilot on trial pledges to keep up hunger strike
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she will remain on hunger strike until she is extradited back home. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using Grad missile launchers
The Ukrainian government on Thursday accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that required both sides to pull back those arms. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian pilot resigned to sentence in Russia
Lawyers for a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia as an accessory to murder say they expect her to be found guilty and that she has asked the court to follow the sentence sought by prosecutors. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Imprisoned Ukrainian pilot threatens to go on hunger strike
The sister of an imprisoned Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says her sibling will go on hunger strike unless she is extradited back home after the verdict. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Cops: Pennsylvania honors student was 23-year-old Ukrainian
Police say a central Pennsylvania high school honors student was actually a 23-year-old Ukrainian national using a false identity after his visa expired. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
