Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Ayotte calls for ‘lethal assistance’ in Ukraine
Sen. Kelly Ayotte called on President Obama to provide “lethal assistance” to Ukraine after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed a joint session of Congress on Thursday. “President Poroshenko’s address to the U.S. Congress today was a direct and impassioned appeal for American leadership and help in the face of...
Ukrainian MP tossed into dumpster by angry mob
Ukrainian MP Vitaly Zhuravsky was hurled into a dumpster and pelted with garbage when he was targeted by an angry mob in Kiev Tuesday morning. Video showed Mr. Zhuravsky, once a member of former President Viktor Yanukovich’s ruling party, outside of the parliament building being yelled at by … …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine parliament ratifies EU pact
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union on Tuesday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as part of a peace deal. The ratification vote draws a line under the issue that last year sparked … …read more Source: The...
6 killed, 15 wounded in east Ukraine city
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Shelling killed six people and wounded 15 others in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, the city council said Monday — the worst reported violence since a cease-fire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops took effect on Sept. 5. Nonetheless, the cease-fire deal has brought some normalcy … …read more...
Ukrainian Prime Minister: Putin’s goal ‘is to take the entire Ukraine’
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk believes Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t just want to take eastern Ukraine — he wants the whole country. “His aim is not just to take Donetsk and Lugansk,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said during a conference in Kiev on Saturday, Business Insider reported. “His goal is to …...
Ukraine government repels rebel attack on airport
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Despite the cease-fire agreement, renewed fighting flared up Saturday in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and government forces, while Moscow sent a second convoy of trucks into Ukraine without Kiev’s consent. Ukraine’s military operation said in a statement that it had successfully repelled a...
US, EU levy sanctions on Russia despite cease-fire
WASHINGTON (AP) – Unsatisfied with a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine, the United States and the European Union levied new sanctions Friday against major Russian banks and defense companies, as well as penalties aimed at curtailing Russia’s ability to develop oil and gas projects. But the restrictions on Russia’s …...
Obama slaps Putin with more sanctions
The Obama administration slapped more sanctions Friday against the Russian financial, energy and defense industries as punishment for Moscow’s continued military aggression in eastern Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said previous sanctions will be extended to Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, and to Rostec, a major Russian...
Ukraine, rebels trade 67 prisoners in peace deal
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – In the dead of night, Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces on Friday exchanged 67 prisoners who had been captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, part of a cease-fire deal that has struggled to succeed. The transfer took place in the dark outside of … …read more Source: The Washington...
Malaysia Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’ outside plane, report says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. The report by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the …...
