Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) – NATO on Friday said a Russian military column ventured overnight into Ukraine, and the Ukrainian president said his forces destroyed most of it. Russia denied all of this, but the reports spooked global markets and overshadowed optimism driven by agreement over a Russian aid convoy … …read more...
Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy on Friday and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the aid around the rebel-held city of Luhansk, easing tensions and dispelling Ukrainian fears that the aid operation is a ruse to get military help to separatist rebels. … …read more Source: The...
Russia lets Ukraine inspect aid convoy
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy on Friday and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the aid around the rebel-held city of Luhansk, easing tensions and dispelling Ukrainian fears that the aid operation is a ruse to get military help to separatist rebels. … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Russian aid can enter with Red Cross OK
MOSCOW (AP) — A convoy of more than 260 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid rumbled toward the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kiev said the goods would only be allowed in if they were inspected by the international Red Cross. The tug-of-war over humanitarian aid to Ukraine’s rebel-held … …read more Source: The...
Oil and gas giants sidestep U.S., EU sanctions, keep drilling with Russia
The West’s major oil companies have been seamlessly sidestepping sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. and European Union, for the most part pressing full speed ahead on joint ventures to drill for oil and gas with sanctioned Russian companies and executives. Russia remains the world’s top energy producer, despite …...
Residents of Donetsk see no end to raging Ukrainian civil war
DONETSK, Ukraine | When the streets of Donetsk are quiet, the supermarkets resound with the clatter of grocery carts and the rattling of cash drawers. Elderly women approach the register with mountains of vegetable crates, bags of flour, toilet paper, and jugs of cooking oil. No one knows when they … …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine troops surround Donetsk, rebel leader says
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said Saturday. The statement by Igor Girkin, a former Russian special services officer, appeared to be a significant admission by the rebels that Ukrainian … …read...
US warns Russia against intervention in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States warned Russia on Friday that any further intervention in Ukraine, including under the pretense of delivering humanitarian aid, would be viewed as “an invasion of Ukraine.” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning at a Security Council meeting focusing on the … …read...
‘We’re at war’: Lone American joins Ukrainian forces, battles pro-Russian separatists
The Ukrainian military finally has American boots on the ground in its fight against pro-Russian separatists. Unfortunately for the Ukrainians, it’s just one man. “Franko” is an American citizen of Ukrainian decent who joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April. “I’m of Ukrainian...
Tensions grow in Ukraine over Russia troop buildup
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – As the steadily advancing Ukrainian army sets its sights on reclaiming the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, tension is building over whether a large Russian army lying in wait just across the border will step in to protect the separatists. President Vladimir Putin … …read more Source: The...
