Section: The News Tribune (USA)
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Ukrainian government of sabotaging peace accords for the country’s east during a visit to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s then-ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. Paul Manafort and his deputy,...
Ukraine releases details of alleged payments to Trump’s aide
Ukraine’s anti-corruption body has released entries from once-secret accounting documents that purport to show payments from a pro-Russian political party earmarked for Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Latest: Ukraine’s Cheban takes canoe gold
The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
3 government troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian government official says three troops have been killed and six wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent Washington lobbying firms in 2012, and did so in a way that effectively obscured the foreign political party’s efforts to influence U.S. policy. … Click to Continue » …read more...
Ukraine conflict focus of German, Russian talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he and his German counterpart have discussed resuming international talks on resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine in light of escalating tensions. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
8 people killed in mini-bus accident in southern Ukraine
Ukraine’s agency for emergency situations says eight people have been killed in a mini-bus collision in the country’s south. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over reported security incidents in Crimea, something it didn’t even do after annexing Crimea or throwing its support behind separatist rebels in the east. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Latest: NATO concerned by Russia, Ukraine tensions
The Latest on the Crimean border dispute between Ukraine and Russia (all times local): … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
