Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Ukraine accuses Russia of major cross-border incursion to aid separatists
MOSCOW — Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of sending military equipment and troops to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, raising political tensions that have eroded a tenuous cease-fire arrangement struck in early September. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
The 400-year-old tradition that led a British town to burn Vladimir Putin in effigy
It was striking to see a huge statue, perhaps 20 feet tall, of Vladimir Putin parading through the streets of an English town on Wednesday. Putin, bare-chested and holding a rifle, is standing atop a wrecked aircraft: a macabre reference to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, allegedly shot down by Kremlin-backed separatists in Ukraine this summer, […]...
Drone targeted by antiaircraft gun in rebel-held east Ukraine, OSCE says
MOSCOW — A drone flying above eastern Ukraine as part of a monitoring mission was fired upon, international observers said Monday, demonstrating the perils of a shaky truce between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian government. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine pro-Russia rebels hold elections in the east, fueling conflict
MOSCOW — Residents of rebel-held eastern Ukraine voted for leaders on Sunday, taking another step toward establishing an independent enclave and exacerbating tensions between Russia and the West. Thousands of residents across war-torn eastern Ukraine lined up Sunday to give their backing to the current rebel leadership, which has been working to...
Rebel elections in Ukraine set to worsen tensions between Russia, West
MOSCOW — Russia and the West appeared bound for even worse tensions ahead of a Sunday vote in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, as Western leaders warned that Russian plans to recognize the elections would further destabilize the conflict-racked nation. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine, Russia sign deal to end natural gas cut-off ahead of winter
MOSCOW — Russia agreed Thursday to resume selling natural gas to Ukraine, ending a cut-off that had threatened to leave Ukrainian households shivering as winter approached. The stop-gap deal will secure critical energy supplies for Ukraine through March and will also help assure European countries that their own natural gas supply will not be...
Donetsk airport: From a shiny testament of hope to a burned-out hulk
Just months ago, Donetsk’s airport was a gleaming testament to Ukraine’s hopeful future. Now it is a dystopian burned-out hulk where intense fighting continues despite a nearly eight-week-old cease-fire. The battle for Donetsk’s Sergey Prokofiev Airport comes during a period in which Ukraine’s warring sides are supposed to...
The real loser in Ukraine’s election? Darth Vader
On Sunday, Darth Vader failed in an attempt to be elected Ukraine’s prime minister, unable to muster the votes despite a high-profile campaign. The aspiring politician had previously been known as Viktor Shevchenko, but he had his name changed to Darth Vader and also adopted the appearance of the “Star Wars” villain. To add...
Exit polls in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections show win for pro-Western blocs
KIEV, Ukraine — Under the cloud of a bitter war in their nation’s east, Ukrainians on Sunday were projected to have elected the most pro-European parliament in their country’s 23-year-old history, firmly backing an effort to steer their nation away from Russia’s orbit. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine elections highlight nation’s split between east and west
KIEV, Ukraine — Marina Demko wants to build a stronger Ukraine if she wins a seat in her nation’s landmark Sunday parliamentary elections. But she has one big problem: she is campaigning to represent a part of her country that is under the control of Russian-supported rebels who are trying to build a parallel state. Many residents there who...
