Section: The Hill (USA)
Ukraine blames Russia for cyberattack on grid
Ukraine will investigate a cyberattack on its energy grid, the energy ministry said Thursday, an event that the country’s security service believes originated in Russia, Reuters reports.A power company in western Ukraine said on Dec. 23… …read more Source: The...
Biden travels to Ukraine to show support against Russia
Vice President Biden is heading to Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday to reassure the nation of U.S. support against Russian aggression.Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists have lulled recently, but combat has claimed more than 8,000… …read more Source: The...
Obama meets with Putin in Paris
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria and Ukraine Monday during a meeting on the sidelines of the climate talks in Paris, a White House official said. Obama “expressed his regret for the recent… …read more Source: The...
Putin to test Obama at UN
President Obama won’t be able to escape the long shadow of Vladimir Putin when he heads to the United Nations General Assembly this week.Russia is in the middle of two of the biggest crises on the planet — in Syria and Ukraine — and those… …read more Source: The...
McCain turns down offer for ‘imaginary’ Ukrainian offshoot
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) turned down an offer to monitor elections in a self-proclaimed independent country that broke off from Ukraine last year.The national security hawk and 2008 Republican nominee for president was invited to monitor upcoming… …read more Source: The...
US tightens sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The Obama administration is imposing additional sanctions on more than two-dozen people or entities to strengthen existing restrictions in connection to Russian actions in Ukraine.Under four separate executive orders, the Treasury Department on… …read more Source: The...
How the US can respond to Russia's propaganda
In the parallel universe of Russian propaganda, Ukraine is overrun by fascists, the Central Intelligence Agency shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Donbass and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) dictates who serves as Ukraine’s minister of… …read more Source: The...
Kiev and the rebels agree that Ukraine divided cannot stand
Ukraine’s parliament, the Rada, gave its preliminary approval to a set of constitutional amendments that would grant special status for the oblasts of the Donbas region, and, it is hoped, end the rebellion that has rocked Ukraine’s eastern provinces… …read more Source: The...
Fake letter sparks allegations of US meddling in Ukraine
An apparently forged letter purporting to come from the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat appeared to show Washington lawmakers meddling in internal Ukrainian politics.Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) signature was faked on the letter apparently sent to Ukrainian… …read more Source: The...
In Lithuania, Boehner promises to combat Russian aggression
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed that Congress would combat Russian aggression through free-trade and energy policies as well as military aid for America’s allies during a visit to Lithuania.“Whether it’s arming Ukraine or declaring energy… …read more Source: The...
