Section: U.S. News (USA)
3 killed in shelling in rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The City Hall in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine says at least 3 people have been killed in shelling overnight. …read more Source: U.S....
NATO official: alliance to beef up response force
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s chief says the alliance is set to more than double the size of its Response Force in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and the challenge of Islamic extremism. …read more Source: U.S....
US tilts toward arming Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russian-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies. …read more Source: U.S....
ISIS, Ukraine Wars Confront Defense Nominee Ashton Carter
Obama’s nominee for his fourth secretary of defense may carve new paths in the face of multiple conflicts. …read more Source: U.S....
US: Ukrainian lawmaker’s life at risk in Russian prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says the life of a Ukrainian air force officer and elected lawmaker “hangs in the balance” after more than seven weeks of a hunger strike in a Russian prison. …read more Source: U.S....
Pentagon nominee leaning toward sending arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s pick to run the Pentagon says he will seek better use of taxpayer dollars but that Congress must bring stability back to the military’s budget. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine president confident of getting US weapons
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he “doesn’t have a slightest doubt” that the United States will send weapons to his country to help it fight pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: U.S....
US, Russia at odds over energy in Cold War-style conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a less noticed but far broader campaign to wean Central and Eastern Europe off a deep reliance on Russian energy. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian mother of 7 suspected of treason released
MOSCOW (AP) — A mother of seven accused of spying for Ukraine was released from custody in Russia on Tuesday following public outrage. …read more Source: U.S....
8 civilians killed in artillery fire in eastern Ukraine
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Artillery fire in eastern Ukraine has killed at least eight people and wounded 22 others in the past day, rebels in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk said Tuesday. …read more Source: U.S....
