Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Russia Holds Military Drills
The Russian military conducts drills simulating conflict situations near the shared border with Ukraine. These scenes were filmed on Friday. They’ve been holding exercises there since April at the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. NATO members in the west of the country have...
Eastern Ukraine Prepares for Election, Leader Says Vote Will Give Legitimacy
Pro-Russian separatists prepare to hold their own election in eastern Ukraine on November 2nd. The poll comes a week after Ukraine voted for a new parliament, and some residents in Donetsk are not quite sure what it will mean. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Condemns “Pseudo-Elections” in East
The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic visits towns in Ukraine’s East ahead of a November 2 vote in rebel-controlled areas. Alexander Zakharchenko has big ambitions. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Separatists Shun Elections
Steve Rosenberg visits two cities in rebel held Ukraine which will be boycotting the forthcoming parliamentary elections. …read more Source: The Boston...
Spirit of Revolution Simmers in Kiev
Steve Rosenberg visits Kiev to see how the recent violence in Ukraine has had an impact on who is running for parliament. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Elections: ‘We’ve Had Enough of Looking East’
Ukrainians go to the polls this weekend in a key parliamentary election. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg is reporting from across the country. …read more Source: The Boston...
“Darth Vader” Campaigns for Ukrainian Parliament
Darth Vader is back… and says he wants to rule Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Prisoner Swap in Eastern Ukraine
Dozens of prisoners are exchanged between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the the eastern city of Donetsk. The exchange is part of a ceasefire deal that has largely held in recent days. International observers from the OSCE monitored the swap. Dimitry Nikonov says he was taken prisoner for declaring he was mayor of Nikolaev and...
Moscow Residents Rally in Support of Victims of Ukraine War
Thousands of Muscovites rally for victims of the war in neighboring Ukraine. They’re mostly pro-government activists and members of Russia’s ruling political party. They’re angry over the what they say are the “crimes” perpetrated on eastern Ukrainians by the central government in Kiev. …in a war of secession...
Grim Homecomings in Ukraine’s East
A grim homecoming in eastern Ukraine. Many had fled the fighting between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian separatists. Now, with a ceasefire largely holding, some come home amid hopes of returning to a sense of normalcy. With sporadic shelling still striking the region — fear is also part of the new normal. …read more Source: The Boston...
