Section: The Christian Science Monitor (USA)
Ukraine fuel depot blaze under control, 1 person killed, three firemen missing
The fire at a fuel depot outside Kiev burned overnight and by morning had spread to at least 16 tanks. There was no longer any threat of the blaze spreading and emergency services were putting out remaining fires in the depot, a top security official said. …read more Source: Christian Science...
NATO and Russia aren’t talking to each other. Cold war lessons forgotten?
Several times during the cold war, miscommunication almost led to nuclear conflict. Now, amid tensions over Ukraine, Russia and the West are showing a new failure to communicate. …read more Source: Christian Science...
G-7 plans “united front” against Russia on Ukraine
Russia was ejected from what was formerly called the Group of Eight last years over its aggressive actions towards its neighbors, and this year the leaders of industrialized nations are continuing to put pressure on. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Obama seeks to discuss ‘Russian aggression’ at G-7 meeting
Meeting with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the European Union, President Obama says that they will discuss standing up to Russia, which annexed part of Ukraine last year, among other topics. …read more Source: Christian Science...
War flares in Ukraine. Who’s lighting the fuse? (+video)
President Poroshenko claimed today that Russian forces are set to invade Ukraine. But the spark that ignites new fighting may actually prove to be domestic. …read more Source: Christian Science...
War flares in Ukraine. Who’s lighting the fuse?
President Poroshenko claimed today that Russian forces are set to invade Ukraine. But the spark that ignites new fighting may actually prove to be domestic. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Government troops, rebels clash in eastern Ukraine
The separatists, who denied their forces had launched an assault, said 15 people had been killed when government troops fired artillery into rebel-held territory near Donetsk. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Clean sweep? Ukraine cans all its bribe-hungry traffic cops.
The country’s traffic police are notorious for pulling motorists over to extract bribes. Following a model that worked in Georgia, Ukraine is terminating the entire department and replacing them with new, Western-style patrol cops. …read more Source: Christian Science...
USS Ross: Russian jets buzz US Navy in Black Sea
USS Ross: Russian jets buzzed the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer while on patrol in the Black Sea. Most analysts view such incidents as part of the tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Putin classifies Russian soldiers’ deaths. Is it all about Ukraine?
The Kremlin has long denied having troops deployed in Russia, despite recurring evidence thereof. Putin’s decision to classify information about military casualties during peacetime “special operations” may be meant to end further questioning. …read more Source: Christian Science...
