Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Poland Prime Minister, Cabinet Resigning Tuesday
WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s president will accept the Cabinet’s resignation this week and appoint a candidate for prime minister to form a new government from the ruling coalition, the president’s spokeswoman said Monday. The change is needed after European Union leaders chose Prime Minister Donald Tusk to be the next head of the...
Family of Flight MH17 Victim Has No Body, No Closure
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands—Seven weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky above Ukraine, Bryce Fredriksz and Daisy Oehlers’ bedroom is still a mess. The room, with its mural of palm trees, unmade bed and a table cluttered with clothes and books, is a constant reminder to Bryce’s parents Silene and Rob Fredriksz of...
Serbia Caught Between Russia and Ukraine
NOVI SAD, Serbia—Radivoje Miljanic, the owner of “Putin Cafe,” has no dilemma over the course Serbia should take over Ukraine: turn off the pro-Western path and forge a strong alliance with Slavic ally Russia. “Our government cannot sit on two chairs,” Miljanic, said sipping vodka in his smoky joint under a poster of Russian President Vladimir...
Cease-fire Holds, Ukraine Leader to Visit East
KIEV, Ukraine — A cease-fire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops appeared to be largely holding Monday in eastern Ukraine, a day after shelling and clashes rattled nerves and imperiled the peace deal. In a surprise announcement, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko was traveling Monday to the embattled coastal city of...
US to Help Georgia Boost its Defenses
TBILISI, Georgia— The United States and Georgia are moving to expand their defense relations in the face of growing aggression by neighboring Russia. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Russia President Vladimir Putin’s (POO’-tihn) move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine has further isolated Moscow. Georgia’s Defense Minister...
Blasts Near Donetsk Airport, Ukraine Cease-Fire Broken
DONETSK, Ukraine—Strong explosions were heard early Sunday on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. Blasts powerful enough to be heard in downtown Donetsk came from the area near the airport, which has been under the...
Apparent Shelling Heard Outside Ukrainian Port City of Mariupol
KIEV, Ukraine—Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city and a volunteer battalion of Ukrainian fighters says Grad rockets were fired at its positions late Saturday, little more than a day after Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels signed a cease-fire following more than four months of...
Ukraine Cease-fire Appears to Hold
KIEV, Ukraine — After more than four months of bloodshed, a cease-fire in Ukraine’s rebellious east largely held back fighting Saturday, but appeared fragile as both sides of the conflict claimed the others had violated the agreement. Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, told reporters that rebels...
Ukraine, Pro-Russia Rebels Sign Ceasefire
MINSK, Belarus— Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a cease-fire deal that starts in less than two hours, a European official at the talks said Friday. The announcement by OSCE’s Heidi Tagliavini came as representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russian rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in...
Ukraine, pro-Russia Rebels Voice Hope on a Peace Deal
NEWPORT, Wales—Ukraine’s government and rebels voiced hope Thursday that they were within reach of a peace deal that could spell a quick end to bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, even as NATO leaders and Ukraine’s president agreed that Russia should be punished for its role in the insurgency. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he...
