Section: U.S. News (USA)
Obama reconsidering lethal assistance to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says President Barack Obama is considering sending lethal assistance to Ukraine’s besieged military. …read more Source: U.S....
5 Ukrainian soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 29 wounded in the past day in eastern Ukraine as fighting rages around a strategic railway hub. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: 13 troops killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says 13 of its servicemen have been killed and 20 wounded in the fighting with Russia-backed separatist forces over the past 24 hours. …read more Source: U.S....
Civilians flee east Ukraine town as fighting intensifies
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — Outgoing heavy-caliber fire boomed incessantly, shaking the ground and rattling windows around the besieged town. Residents of Debaltseve, seemingly inured to the racket, listened impassively as they mustered at the town hall on Saturday to be evacuated with as many belongings as they could carry. …read more...
Kerry to visit Ukraine, Germany next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ukraine next week to show U.S. support for the government as Ukrainian troops fight pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source: U.S....
Artillery fire kills at least 12 civilians in Donetsk
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Artillery fire in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk has killed at least 12 civilians as the fighting between pro-Russia separatists and government troops intensifies. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has acknowledged that Russia-backed separatists have overrun another town in their onslaught against government troops in the east of the country. …read more Source: U.S....
France says EU to move to increase sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — France says European Union sanctions against separatists in eastern Ukraine and their Russian backers will be reinforced in an attempt to force all sides back to the negotiating table. …read more Source: U.S....
Biden: More costs for Russia unless Moscow changes course
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must face increasing penalties unless it changes course on Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia urged to free Ukrainian officer on hunger strike
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has come under pressure from Europe’s human rights watchdog and the United States to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian air force officer who is on hunger strike in a Russian prison. …read more Source: U.S....
