Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Russia Fires Across Border on Ukrainian Troops, Prepares to Move Heavier Firepower
KIEV, Ukraine—Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border on a Russian...
Maria Putin Flees Holland Along with Boyfriend Jorrit Faasen After Fury Over Flight MH17
Maria Putin, the daughter of Russian president Vladmir Putin, has fled the Netherlands along with her partner Jorrit Faassen after the public’s fury over the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 situation. The flight was reportedly shot down by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Dozens of Holland citizens were on board. Putin’s...
World War 3? Russia is Firing Across Border Into Ukraine, United States Says
KIEV, Ukraine—Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border on a Russian...
What Happened? The Day Flight 17 Was Downed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine—It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents recounted....
Malaysia Airlines Conspiracy Theories: What Actually Happened When Fight 17 Crashed?
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents...
Netherlands, Australia Ready to Secure Malaysia Flight 17 Crash Site
KHARKIV, Ukraine—A small group of Dutch and Australian investigators walked the sprawling, unsecured site where Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 went down as their governments prepared police detachments they hope can help protect the crash area and help bring the last of the victims home. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country was...
EU Decides on New Round of Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS—European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary deal Friday on stepped-up sanctions against Russia, targeting its access to European capital markets and trade in the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies. EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said the proposals were transmitted to EU officials to codify into...
Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk Announces Resignation
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday, opening the way for new elections that would reflect the country’s starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Yatsenyuk, a supporter of closer ties with Europe and a key participant...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Conspiracy Theories Emerge; Long Odds for Justice
GENEVA (AP) — Anyone hoping to bring to justice whoever downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 must face sobering facts. The wreckage scene is compromised, key evidence may have disappeared altogether and political complexities could block an international court from hearing the case. If Russian nationals were involved in the disaster that...
Rebels Accuse Ukraine of Targeting Civilians in East
DONETSK, Ukraine—War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. The 53-year-old college philosophy teacher had just stepped into his study to check the news online, barely escaping death. Others in the residential neighborhood in northwest...
