Section: U.S. News (USA)
Cops: Pennsylvania honors student was 23-year-old Ukrainian
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police say a central Pennsylvania high school honors student was actually a 23-year-old Ukrainian national using a false identity after his visa expired. …read more Source: U.S....
German, French foreign ministers anxious about Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to Kiev, are expressing concerns about the political tensions that are impeding reform efforts in Ukraine and about the persisting conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine picks Crimean Tatar for Eurovision
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainians have chosen a Crimean Tatar singer and her song about the mass deportation of Tatars under Josef Stalin as the country’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian nationalist activists set up tents on Maidan
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 100 nationalist activists have set up tents in central Kiev to press their calls for ousting the Ukrainian government brought to power two years ago following months of protests. …read more Source: U.S....
Another faction quits Ukraine’s governing coalition
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as the governing coalition lost its majority in parliament after a second faction bailed out. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia and Ukraine block trucks in transit dispute
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian transportation authorities have blocked the movement of Ukraine-registered trucks and detained over 300 cargo vehicles after Ukraine closed its borders to Russia-registered long-haulers. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine: 3 soldiers killed, 7 wounded in uptick in fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian government says three of its servicemen have been killed and seven others wounded in the past 24 hours in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
UROZHAYNE, Crimea (AP) — Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when she was seven months pregnant, police grabbed him from the streets of their village because he had taken part in a Tatar protest against Russian annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine deputy prosecutor resigns, saying cases blocked
MOSCOW (AP) — A Ukrainian deputy general prosecutor has resigned, saying he made the decision because of what he calls endemic corruption in the country’s judicial system and a lack of political will. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia blocking Ukraine trucks in response to protests
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Transport Ministry has ordered that Ukraine-registered trucks be stopped from entering in Russia, in response to growing efforts by protesters in Ukraine to block Russian trucks. …read more Source: U.S....
