Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Ukraine Strengthens Ties with EU
Ukraine’s parliament has ratified an agreement that strengthens economic and political ties between Ukraine and the EU. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine PM Slams Putin, Ceasefire Again Under Strain in East Ukraine
A Russian convoy rumbles through the Rostov region towards neighboring Ukraine. It’s carrying 1,900 tons of aid — canned food, sugar, flour, diesel generators. It’s the second Russian aid convoy to enter Ukraine, as pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine’s ethnically-Russian east battle the central government. Moscow says the...
Putin Says He Is Considering Retaliation Against ‘Strange’ Western Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is weighing the response to a new round of sanctions from the West. The EU and US tightened economic penalties on Moscow, accusing it of sending troops to back pro-Russian separatists fighting Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine. Putin, who regularly denies any involvement and already responded...
EU to Impose New Sanctions on Russia
They’re training 10 to 15 hours every day, with the possibility of joining Ukrainian government troops’ fight against pro-Russian rebels. This trainer says they’re preparing for war… Learning guerilla tactics to survive in military conditions, and ultimately, preparing to destroy their enemy. The EU is employing different...
Ukraine: Winter of Gas Pain?
It’s a long wait – but the food does come. Emergency stocks of cooking oil, flour and tea make things a bit better for these refugees from the fighting in Donetsk and Luhansk. Life in Ukraine is hard – it could be harder if Moscow puts a stranglehold on gas imports from European neighbours. Like Poland, for whom Russia has...
Observers Assess Ukraine Ceasefire
International monitors hear new evidence of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
The Debris of War in Ukraine
Assessing the damage in eastern Ukraine. A center to help children with cerebral palsy is shattered. After residents in Donetsk reported overnight shelling, they move to clear the debris of war. Officials maintain that a ceasefire agreed to between government forces and pro-Russian separatists is still broadly holding. Now Russia’s foreign...
Malaysia: Dutch Report Suggests MH-17 Shot Down from Ground
Less than two months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed over Ukraine, investigators are closer to knowing why. The plane broke apart in mid-air after a number of “high-energy objects” penetrated its fuselage, says the Dutch Safety Board. All 298 people on board were killed in the July 17 crash, most of them from the...
Ukraine Dominates Nato Summit
Events in Ukraine have dominated the second day of Nato summit in Wales. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ceasefire Holding but ‘Very Fragile’
There is uncertainty over whether a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine is holding. …read more Source: The Boston...
