Section: The New York Times (USA)
World Briefing: Russia: Librarian Is Accused of Allowing Access to Banned Ukrainian Books
The director of the library, Natalia Sharina, was placed under house arrest and could face as much as five years in prison. …read more Source: The New York...
Semyonovka Journal: Ukraine Ban on Russian Symbols Fuels Fight Over National Identity
Older Ukrainians seeking to preserve the past resist a law pushed through Parliament that requires the removal of all Communist-era names and symbols. …read more Source: The New York...
Local Elections Called Off in 2 Ukrainian Cities Amid Fraud Charges
Late Saturday, with just 12 hours before polls were to open, election officials said they had discovered printing flaws on the ballots and destroyed them. …read more Source: The New York...
Mariupol Journal: Sounds of War Recede to Background in an Eastern Ukraine City
Mariupol was on the front lines of separatist battles just months ago, but the conflict has been at a low simmer, creating an odd normalcy in the port city. …read more Source: The New York...
Recent Quiet in Ukraine Offers Hope for a Peaceful Resolution
The guns have been silent for six weeks now, no small matter in a region where 8,000 people have died and two million have been displaced over 18 months. …read more Source: The New York...
Dutch Report on Malaysia Flight 17
Tjibbe Joustra, chairman of the Dutch Safety Board, announced the findings of a 15-month investigation into the disintegration of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Most Likely Hit by Russian-Made Missile, Inquiry Says
The findings support a theory that the flight was shot down by Russian-backed separatists. Investigators also faulted Ukraine for not closing the airspace. …read more Source: The New York...
European Leaders to Discuss Ukraine as Russia Flexes Muscle in Syria
The summit meeting, aimed at bolstering the peace process in the east Ukraine, will most likely be overshadowed by Russia’s airstrikes. …read more Source: The New York...
Upper House of Russian Parliament Approves Use of Military Force Abroad
Such approval is generally considered a rubber stamp, but a similar vote preceded Russia’s actions in Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The New York...
President of Ukraine Addresses the U.N.
The president of Ukraine, Petro O. Poroshenko, identified Russia as his country’s aggressor during a speech at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. …read more Source: The New York...
