Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Russian Rebels to Allow Ukrainian Troops Safe Exit
Heeding a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin, pro-Moscow rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine say they will allow Ukrainian troops who they’ve trapped, to leave the area safely through a humanitarian corridor. The announcement seems to fly in the face of recent developments- namely claims by Ukrainian officials that Russian troops...
Putin Advisor Says Russia Invaded Ukraine
In the contested Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the evidence of yet more heavy shelling is everywhere. The casualties in this latest round of violence, at least 15 civilians, their bodies scattered indiscriminately. The attack in the rebel held city took place as evidence mounted, of a Russian military incursion into Ukraine. This tank, says Kiev,...
Obama Warns of Russian Isolation Over Ukraine, Stops Short of Calling It Invasion
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Concerns Overshadow Econ Data
U.S. markets took a step back- after Ukraine’s president said Russian forces had been brought into his country- that overshadowed new and encouraging economic data. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukraine Releases Video of Purported Russian Tank in Novoazovsk
The Ukrainian Security Council on Thursday (August 28) posted video to its YouTube channel showing what it purports to be a Russian tank in the eastern Ukrainian city of Novoazovsk. Ukraine’s security and defence council said on Thursday the border town of Novoazovsk and other parts of Ukraine’s south-east had fallen under the control...
Donetsk Cultural Center in Flames as Fighting Rages on
The municipal cultural center in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk was in flames on Wednesday (August 27) amid continuing unrest as Ukraine forces tried to retake the city from pro-Russian separatists. The cause of the blaze could not immediately be confirmed, but locals reported shelling in the city. The government in Kiev and its allies...
Breakthrough Hopes Dented as Ukraine Accuses Russia of New Incursion
Fire consumes the house of culture in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold, Donetsk, after shelling in the area. Some fled the scene…others surveyed the damage. Locals say at least one person was killed and several others wounded. This, as Ukraine accuses Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border; the latest...
Fighting Rages, as Russia and Ukrainian Leaders Hold Talks
After months of violence, the fighting rages on in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are taking cover in a school… shielding themselves from incoming fire and sending bullets toward pro-Russian separatists. As shots ring out east of Donetsk, the leaders of Russia and Ukraine met for talks in Minsk… agreeing on the need to...
Different Paths to Peace for Ukraine
Progress…. but how much? Meeting face to face for the first time since June, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian leader Vladamir Putin. The meeting in Belarus wasn’t expected to achieve much. After five months of a separatist war in Ukraine it will take more than that. Patrick Armstrong is from Plurimi Investment...
Ukraine Says Video Shows Russian Soldiers Detained in East Ukraine
Ukrainian security services on Monday (August 26) released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine. The footage, which is likely to fuel allegations from Kiev and its Western allies of Russian involvement in the war, appeared on the...
