Section: The News Tribune (USA)
Ukrainian lawmaker faces arrest on alleged coup plot charges
A Ukrainian court is deliberating whether to arrest a celebrated former military pilot accused of plotting an attack on parliament with grenades and automatic weapons. Nadiya Savchenko was taken into … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ukrainian lawmaker stripped of immunity on coup charges
The Ukrainian parliament has stripped a former military pilot who became a national icon after spending time in a Russian jail of her immunity as a lawmaker on charges of … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Latest: Anger as Ukraine doesn’t allow Russians to vote
The Latest on Russia’s presidential election (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Security forces are surrounding Russian facilities in Ukraine amid anger over the Ukrainian government’s refusal to allow ordinary Russians … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ukraine parliament mulls requiring lawmakers to check guns
Ukraine’s parliament is considering a bill that would require lawmakers to check their guns at the entrance. News agency Ukrinform reported that Volodymyr Areshonkov, a deputy head of parliament’s rules … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ex-Trump campaign chairman asks judge to dismiss charges
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss some of the criminal charges he faces related to his foreign lobbying work on behalf of Ukrainian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Putin says he approved plan to shoot down plane in 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he approved of a plan to shoot down a hijacked passenger jet in 2014. A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight and demand … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
EU extends sanctions for alleged Russian meddling in Ukraine
The European Union has prolonged sanctions against senior Russian officials, lawmakers and military officers for a further six months over alleged meddling in Ukraine. EU headquarters said in a statement … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Putin’s Russia: From basket case to resurgent superpower
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks more invincible than at any other time in his 18 years in power. Since he was last elected in 2012, Russians have invaded Ukraine, annexed … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Russia: US weapons will only fuel fighting in Ukraine
The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will only fuel hostilities and raise casualties from the conflict in the country’s east, Russian officials and lawmakers warned Saturday. The … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
US officials say lethal weapons headed to Ukraine WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine will soon have more lethal American-made weapons to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. U.S. officials said Friday that … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
