Section: U.S. News (USA)
US troops heading to Ukraine to give medical training
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military official says the Pentagon will be deploying a small number of troops to Ukraine to provide medical training to forces there who have been battling Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian president signs memorandum to cooperate with UAE
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukraine’s president says his country has signed an agreement to cooperate with the United Arab Emirates on military and technical issues as he licked off a visit to the Western-allied Gulf nation. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine rebels claim weapons pullback begins
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine say they have begun a large-scale pullback of heavy weapons in line with an international peace plan that aims to form a wide buffer zone between separatists’ and Ukrainian forces’ artillery. …read more Source: U.S....
Day in Photos: A Frozen River in New York and Russia Believers in Ukraine
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Suffering Ukrainian currency takes another fall
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s economy, which has been badly hit by more than a year of crisis, has suffered another blow with a sharp drop in the national currency, the hryvnia. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: rebel attacks prevent weapons pullback
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military spokesman says continuing attacks from rebels are delaying Ukrainian forces’ pullback of heavy weapons from the front line in the country’s east. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine claims 12 cease-fire violations overnight
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia-backed separatists violated a troubled cease-fire a dozen times during the night with artillery and rocket attacks and an attempt to storm a Ukrainian encampment. …read more Source: U.S....
Thousands gather in Moscow to protest ‘fascist coup’ in Kiev
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Moscow to demonstrate against what they describe as a “fascist coup” one year ago in neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
US, Britain discussing new Russia sanctions over Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain are discussing new sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s week-old cease-fire proves ineffective. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian conscripts tell of fears of being sent to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — When Alexander was due to finish his year of mandatory military service in October, his commander told him he had no choice: He had to sign a contract to extend his stay in the army and head to southern Russia for troop exercises. …read more Source: U.S....
