Section: The New York Times (USA)
Intrusions in Baltic Sea Show a Russia Challenging the West
Since the conflict in Ukraine began last year, Russian warships have regularly entered a zone where cables are being installed to link Lithuania to Sweden’s electricity grid. …read more Source: The New York...
Group of 7: Obama on Ukraine
President Obama said that the group remains strongly united in its support for Ukraine, and will maintain sanctions on Russia in hopes of halting that country’s aggressions. …read more Source: The New York...
U.S. Will Increase Training of Iraqi Forces Fighting ISIS, Obama Says
President Obama made the remarks on Iraq at the close of the G-7 summit of world leaders, which was dominated by discussion of how to address Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin Urges Western Pressure on Ukraine in Peace Effort
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called on the United States and Europe to pressure the Ukrainian government to comply with a cease-fire accord that was reached in February. …read more Source: The New York...
Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian Mathematician and Soviet Dissident, Dies
Mr. Plyushch, a Ukrainian mathematician, became a leading political dissident, prompting the Kremlin to commit him to a mental asylum for a nightmarish three years of drugs and deprivation. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Repels Separatists in Fierce Fighting, Poroshenko Says
President Petro O. Poroshenko, speaking at a news conference in the capital, described the battle as a show of strength and resolve by his country’s military. …read more Source: The New York...
High Inflation Exacerbates Ukraine’s Troubled Situation
While the rest of Europe tries to shrug off low inflation, Ukraine is dealing with sharply rising prices. The costs of many goods have doubled or tripled. …read more Source: The New York...
Hardening of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord
A hardening of positions on both sides of the Ukraine conflict is undermining the Minsk peace accord and could lead to another war, military experts and politicians say. …read more Source: The New York...
At Least 19 Killed in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine
Fighting broke out Wednesday between rebels and Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk, threatening an already fragile cease-fire. …read more Source: The New York...
Pentagon Seeks Easing of Ban on Russian Rockets for U.S. Space Missions
The ban was meant to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea, but the military says it still need the engines for defense and intelligence purposes. …read more Source: The New York...
