Section: The Bismarck Tribune
Merkel calls Putin over Ukraine, amid ruble plunge
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss possible steps to secure a comprehensive cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine: Truce results in 1st casualty-free day
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, speaks as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, right, listens in the Crisis Management Centre at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine rebel: Residential areas used as cover
Alexander Khodakovskiy, commander of the Vostok battalion, a rebel unit, speaks in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko) …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine rebel says residential areas used as cover
Alexander Khodakovskiy, commander of the Vostok battalion, a rebel unit, speaks in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko) …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Western sanctions, ruble crash hit Russians hard
People walk past a display with currency exchange rates at Kievskaya (Kiev’s) railway station in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. Poor and middle-class Russians are increasingly challe… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Russian ruble extends losses
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble has extended a week of decline, fueled by low oil prices and Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine’s crisis. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine parliament approves new government
Former Prime Minister and leader of the Fatherland party Yulia Tymoshenko, center, stands with lawmakers from her party during a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. The… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
NATO alliance approves rapid reaction force
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic, left, speaks with Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, right, during a round table meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at NATO headquar… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine government, rebels agree on new cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian government troops and Russian-backed separatist forces in the Luhansk region have agreed on a new cease-fire, international monitors said. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
War-hit Ukraine schools turns to Web for education
In this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, Denis Akimov, 15, sits in front of his laptop at home in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Like most children his age, Denis Akimov spends hours daily on … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
