Section: U.S. News (USA)
Ukraine peace talks set to start in Minsk
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Negotiators are heading to the capital of Belarus for another round of talks about a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine abandons nonaligned status
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abandon the country’s nonaligned status, a move that could be a step toward seeking membership in NATO. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine’s rebel university goes Russian
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — In eastern Ukraine, where the country’s pro-Russian insurgency has claimed thousands of lives, the region’s top university is a major victim of the bitterness and rifts the fighting has caused. …read more Source: U.S....
Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president has promised to help Ukraine as it struggles through its pro-Russia separatist insurgency and economic hardships. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia dismisses new US sanctions as useless
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has dismissed new U.S. sanctions as useless and underscored its historic right to the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: U.S....
Obama imposes sanctions on Crimea, echoes EU
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has banned new investments in Crimea, slapping sanctions on the peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine earlier this year. …read more Source: U.S....
FACT CHECK: Putin on the ruble collapse, Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A fact-checking look at some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements on the ruble collapse and the Ukrainian crisis from his annual news conference Thursday: …read more Source: U.S....
Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls
MOSCOW (AP) — From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah. …read more Source: U.S....
Merkel calls Putin over Ukraine, amid ruble plunge
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss possible steps to secure a comprehensive cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Obama backs bill imposing new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia, the White House said Tuesday, as the U.S. claimed some credit for sparking Moscow’s roiling currency crisis and moved to deepen the pain. …read more Source: U.S....
