Section: The Bellingham Herald (USA)
U.S. warns of new Russian buildup in Ukraine
Russia, which is supporting separatists battling the central Ukraine government in Kiev, has built up its air defense systems to the highest levels since August, Marie Harf, a State Department…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
US, Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions
A show of U.S. military power in the Baltic countries in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine raises the specter that either side could misinterpret a move by the other.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Senate to spend long night on symbolic ‘vote-a-rama’
U.S. senators are voting on dozens of budget amendments ranging from a call to arm Ukrainian troops against the Russians, to a bid to cover “virtual colonoscopies” under Medicare. The…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
House passes resolution urging Obama to send arms to Ukraine
The House on Monday overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to protect its sovereignty in its fight against Russian-backed rebels.Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
US troops drive in eastern Europe to show defense readiness
A U.S. army infantry convoy is driving through eastern Europe seeking to provide reassurance to a region concerned that the conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government forces in Ukraine threatens…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Tatar leader urges West to maintain sanctions over Crimea
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Thursday urged the West to maintain strong sanctions against Russia over last year’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula to pressure the Russian “aggressors” to…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
A year after seizing Crimea, Putin celebrates as Ukraine seethes
As President Vladimir Putin led Russia in celebrating the first anniversary of its annexation of Crimea on Wednesday with a rally and concert, Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine warned that…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Europe, U.S. at odds over size of Russia’s intrusion in Ukraine
A diplomatic divide between the United States and Germany over the extent of Russian military involvement in Ukraine and how to respond to it threatens to hinder hopes of providing…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
