Section: The Bellingham Herald (USA)
Ukrainians fear Russian bombs in Syria are bad news for them
War against Russian sympathizers in southeast Ukraine has reached a stalemateConcerns that Russian efforts in Syria will create goodwill with Europeans worried about refugeesUkraine’s military much improved, but nation can’t afford much more expansion … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
Four exit polls from Ukraine’s local elections indicate the governing coalition has retained its dominant position in the west and center of the country despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine stopped
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have stopped as a result of continuing tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine holds local elections that test oligarchs’ reach
Ukrainians are voting in local elections that are seen as a test of the strength of President Petro Poroshenko’s government and of the oligarchs accustomed to running regions of the country. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ousted president Yanukovych sues Ukraine in European court
A law firm representing former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says he is suing Ukraine for violating his human rights. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Death toll in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing rises to 14
The number of people who died when a Ukrainian excursion boat capsized in the Black Sea has risen to 14. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
12 dead in Ukraine excursion boat capsizing off Odessa
Ukrainian officials say 12 people are dead and another person is missing after an excursion boat overturned in the Black Sea near the major port city of Odessa. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Russia’s parliament allows arrest of opposition lawmaker
The Russian parliament has voted to sanction an arrest in absentia of the sole lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea last year. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine to sit alongside Russia on UN Security Council
Ukraine won a seat on the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, giving it a global platform to wage its political battle against Russia for annexing Crimea and supporting Ukrainian separatists. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine gives Russia 2 weeks to agree to debt restructuring
Ukraine on Thursday gave Russia two weeks to accept to write off part of its loans to the country, as other international creditors have agreed to do, opening a new front in the show-down between the countries. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
