Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Heated Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues Despite Sanctions
The day after the European Union and the United States announced expanded sanctions against Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Moscow remained defiant, the Ukrainian army remained on the offensive, and an international team remained unable to reach the crash site of a Malaysian jetliner. …read more Source: The Boston...
Fighting Hampers MH17 Investigation
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels around Donetsk has prevented international experts from reaching the MH17 plane crash site. …read more Source: The Boston...
U.S. Expands Economic Sanctions on Russia
Frustrated by Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, US President Obama says he’s joining the EU and imposing new sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The Boston...
Obama Announces New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States has expanded sanctions against Russia over its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. Obama said the sanctions targeted energy, defense and finance sectors of the Russian economy. “Russia is once again isolating itself against the international community setting back decades of...
New Video Shows the Battle for Donetsk
The BBC’s Jonathan Beale says artillery fire from the Ukraine military seems to be intensifying in Donetsk. …read more Source: The Boston...
$50bn Yukos Case Latest Russia Cost
Russia has been caught firing artillery across the border at Ukraine – at least that’s according to these images, released by the U.S. on Sunday. It’s the latest development in the geopolitical standoff. And it’s against this backdrop that an international court in the Hague has ordered Russia to pay 50 billion dollars to...
State Releases Images It Says Show Russia Fired on Ukraine
The U.S. State Department says it has new images implicating Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. The images, released Sunday, appear to show what the U.S. says are artillery strikes originating on the Russian side of the border. One image purports to show impact crators around Ukrainian military locations. The State Department says the images are...
Navy Day Highlights New Reality for Russia, Ukraine
It’s a new Navy Day in Crimea. For the first time since Russia annexed the territory in March, the city of Sevastopol hosted the ceremony – complete with warships parading through the bay and gunfire for spectators. Thousands of people attended the celebration and many welcomed the turn of events. …read more Source: The Boston...
Efforts to Secure Malaysia Airlines Crash Site Stall in Eastern Ukraine
An international push to secure the crash site of a Malaysian passenger jet shot down by a missile over eastern Ukraine stalled on Saturday, with the leader of a Dutch forensic mission announcing that scores of foreign police officers and experts gathered at a luxury hotel here would not start moving toward the site for at least five days....
Ukraine Fights “Foreign Mercenaries” in Its East, Says President
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko checks out military weaponry north of Kiev Saturday. As fighting rages around the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk, the Ukrainian leader praises soldiers for forcing pro-Russian rebels out of several towns and cities. …read more Source: The Boston...
