Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Update: Last Malaysian Victim Identified in Crash
The remains of the final 44 Malaysian passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 were identified, says a statement from the government. The last Malaysian victims was identified as Allahyarhamah Puan Sri Siti Amirah Prawira Kusuma, who is slated to be buried in the Netherlands, according to the Malaysian Transport Ministry. “During this...
Ukrainian President Sends More Troops to the East
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s president said Tuesday that additional troops are being deployed to the east, where fighting continues to rage between government forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters. Petro Poroshenko said the units would defend cities still under government control against possible incursions. His remarks came after Ukrainian...
World War 3: Russia Involved in ‘Hybrid War’ in Ukraine, US General Says
Washington (AP) — The top U.S. commander for NATO painted Monday an increasingly grim picture of the West’s deteriorating relationship with Russia, saying Moscow is effectively working to shift its border westward into Ukraine. Gen. Philip Breedlove said Monday that Moscow’s actions are forcing the West to beef up its military...
Russian Backs Ukrainian Separatist Vote
KIEV, Ukraine—Moscow offered warm support Monday for rebel-organized elections in eastern Ukraine — an endorsement that could only serve to keep the West’s sanctions against Russia in place. Pro-Russian separatist authorities said Sunday’s vote, which saw two rebel leaders easily reconfirmed in their roles, gives them a powerful...
Ukrainian Breakaway Regions Hold Criticized Vote
DONETSK, Ukraine— Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been staunchly denounced by the international community. Voting in the main rebel city of Donetsk proceeded in the presence of gunmen inside three polling stations visited by the AP. Despite a...
Vladimir Putin Cancer Update: Russia Says ‘Bite Your Tongue’ on Rumors
Russia has said that President Vladimir Puting doesn’t have pancreatic cancer, contrary to some reports. A spokesperson for Putin said this week that regarding his health, “everything’s fine,” reported state-run RIA Novosti. He also added that journalists “shouldn’t bank on it” and “bite your tongue” before saying anything. Last...
Moscow Gov’t Watchdog Issues Warning to Russia’s Top Radio Station
MOSCOW—The Russian government’s communications watchdog has issued a warning to a top independent radio station over a program about Ukraine. Roskomnadzor’s warning to Ekho Moskvy related to this week’s program, in which two journalists exchanged first-hand accounts of fighting between pro-Russia rebels and government forces in...
Ukraine Rebels to Hold Election, Despite Criticism
DONETSK, Ukraine— Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine are preparing to elect a parliament and leader in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. Work at some polling stations in the largest separatist-controlled city of Donetsk was disrupted Saturday, however, by a sudden intensification of...
Russia and Ukraine Sign a $4.6 B Gas Deal in Time for Winter
BRUSSELS—In the early hours of Oct. 30 Russia and Ukraine finally signed a gas agreement in Brussels, that has been a sticking point between the two countries since June this year. President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, welcomed the long, drawn out agreement, which coincidentally was signed on his last day in office. “There...
Coal Miners Stuck in the Middle of Ukraine’s War
DONETSK, Ukraine—Glistening black sweat rolls down the spine of a beefy miner as he jackhammers bedrock along the shaft at the Chelyuskintsev coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. Vitaly Khristich is one of hundreds of miners who each day brave the artillery fire that flares between pro-Russian separatists and...
