Section: U.S. News (USA)
Problems fixes all over Russia after appeals on Putin’s show
MOSCOW (AP) — In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go a Crimean summer camp. The one thing that made it possible was President Vladimir Putin’s call-in show where distressed Russians appealed to the country’s leader to solve their...
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian world indoors medalist fails test for meldonium
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian athlete Anastasia Mokhnyuk has become the second medalist from last month’s world indoor track championships to test positive for meldonium. …read more Source: U.S....
The Latest: Putin backs armed monitors for eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s marathon call-in TV show (all times local): …read more Source: U.S....
Ally of Ukraine’s president elected new prime minister
MOSCOW (AP) — The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament has been elected prime minister after a months-long political crisis. …read more Source: U.S....
Prosecutor orders suspension of Tatar assembly in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — The chief prosecutor of Crimea has ordered a suspension of the council representing the region’s Tatar ethnic minority. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine’s embattled prime minister resigns
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s embattled prime minister says he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis. …read more Source: U.S....
Eastern Ukraine sees increase in fighting, 2 deaths reported
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine has reported a sharp increase in attacks by Russia-backed separatists around the government-held town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, resulting in at least one civilian death. …read more Source: U.S....
Battered EU is loser again in Dutch referendum on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — It once seemed a quaint formality, but the Netherlands’ referendum vote on a European Union free-trade deal with Ukraine produced a raised middle finger to the EU — and yet another serious challenge to the European dream. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine leader defends himself in offshore account leaks
TOKYO (AP) — The president of Ukraine has defended himself in the massive leak of records on offshore accounts that has named political officials, business and celebrities from around the world. …read more Source: U.S....
