Section: U.S. News (USA)
Ukraine prime minister asks NATO, EU for more help
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister on Monday asked NATO to do more to help his country’s military, which has been unable to quell a pro-Russian insurgency, and called for an urgent increase in financial aid from the European Union. …read more Source: U.S....
UN says death toll in eastern Ukraine up to 4,707
GENEVA (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed at least at least 4,707 people since the conflict began in mid-April and more than a quarter of the recorded deaths have come since a much-ignored cease-fire, U.N. rights investigators said Monday. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says Cease-fire With Separatists Is Holding
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours in the eastern part of the country. …read more Source: U.S....
New Cease-Fire Hoped For Between Ukrainian Military and Russian-Backed Separatists
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists also are expected to hold talks in an effort to resolve tensions. …read more Source: U.S....
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) — Fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels remained intense in eastern Ukraine last week, prompting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to announce plans for a one-day test truce to help build a more lasting peace. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine attempts news cease-fire in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military authorities say they are suspending hostilities against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: U.S....
French leader meets with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — French President Francois Hollande met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an impromptu visit to Moscow on Saturday, a rare display of goodwill as tensions remain high over the ongoing conflict in east Ukraine and France’s decision to suspend the delivery of two warships to Moscow. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine tests ground for lasting cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military spokesman says a one-day truce announced by the president will serve as a test for the prospects of a definitive cessation of hostilities against Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine rebel: Residential areas used as cover
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A top separatist commander in eastern Ukraine admitted Thursday that rebels have mounted rocket attacks against government troops from within residential areas but says the practice is being halted. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian President Vladimir Putin Asserts Right to Crimea in Ukraine
In a national address, the Russian president said his country had a right to Crimea. …read more Source: U.S....
