Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)
EU Widens Sanctions on Russia
The European Union extended its sanctions on Russia and rebels in eastern Ukraine in an effort to target those dealing with the separatists. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU to Implement New Russia Sanctions
The European Union has agreed to implement its new package of sanctions on Russia Friday, raising pressure on Moscow despite signs that a cease-fire is taking hold in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Truce Holds
The shaky cease-fire in southeastern Ukraine continued to hold despite reports of sporadic shooting from both sides, but delays to an exchange of prisoners highlighted the difficulties facing the process of de-escalation. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukrainian Villages Torn Apart After MH17 Crash
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came as a harbinger of misfortune for people in and around three rebel-held villages in Ukraine where the remains of the plane and its passengers landed. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Poroshenko Stands Firm on Rebel-Held Areas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the country hasn’t made any concessions of its territorial integrity in a peace deal signed last week with pro-Russia rebels. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
‘High-Energy Objects’ Downed Jet Over Ukraine
Air accident investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine said high-energy objects struck the plane and caused it to break apart midflight. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Appears to Hold
The shaky cease-fire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists appeared to be holding, as violence subsided in two cities hit by shelling over the weekend. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU Sanctions to Hit Russian Oil Giants
New EU sanctions on Russia to be implemented this week will expand the number of companies unable to raise new money in the bloc’s capital markets to include three major state-owned oil companies, according to documents seen by The Wall Street Journal. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Fighting Reported in East Ukraine
Reports of fighting, including rocket and artillery strikes, in at least two cities in eastern Ukraine raised fears a cease-fire agreed Friday between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels could break down. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine’s Shaky Cease-Fire Holds
A cease-fire struck between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists was mostly observed by both parties in conflict-hit southeastern Ukraine but the situation remained tense, officials said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
