Section: U.S. News (USA)
The Latest: Suspected migrant-smugglers arrested in Spain
Spanish police say more than 100 people have been arrested in a pan-European operation against a criminal organization suspected of trying to smuggle some 6,000 Ukrainians into Britain and Ireland …read more Source: U.S....
NATO official: Alliance seeks dialogue, deterrence on Crimea
A top NATO official says the alliance wants to engage Russia in dialogue despite concern about Moscow’s military buildup in Crimea …read more Source: U.S....
Saakashvili steps down as head of corruption-plagued Odessa
Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who became governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, is resigning …read more Source: U.S....
Putin leads inauguration of statue of Prince Vladimir
Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a large statue outside the Kremlin to a 10th century prince of Kiev with whom he shares the same first name …read more Source: U.S....
Portugal, Romania to return to Eurovision contest in 2017
Organizers of the Eurovision song contest say Portugal and Romania will return as the glitzy, popular show heads to Ukraine’s capital of Kiev next year …read more Source: U.S....
Hackers: emails show ties between Kremlin, Ukraine rebels
A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine …read more Source: U.S....
Jailed Ukrainian filmmaker ‘staying’ in Russia
Ukraine says Russia is refusing to hand over jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit terror attacks by a Russian military court in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in prison …read more Source: U.S....
Germany hosts Ukraine summit, also expected to discuss Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is preparing to host a summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France aimed at reviving the stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: U.S....
Thousands attend warlord’s funeral in Ukraine’s rebel east
Thousands have turned out to attend the funeral of one of top military chiefs of pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, who was killed in a bomb blast …read more Source: U.S....
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office says she will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: U.S....
