Section: U.S. News (USA)
Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal control
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Saturday placed a major archaeological site in Crimea, which he has hailed as the country’s most sacred spiritual symbol, under federal control following turmoil over the appointment of its director. …read more Source: U.S....
US fine-tunes sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is moving to update and fine-tune sanctions on Russia, pro-Russian companies and people over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Preliminary hearing underway for Ukrainian pilot in Russia
DONETSK, Russia (AP) — A preliminary hearing in the trial of a Ukrainian officer charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists has started in Russia’s south. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia vetoes Security Council proposal on MH17 tribunal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago. …read more Source: U.S....
Reports: Ukraine bans Depardieu for 5 years
MOSCOW (AP) — Local news reports say Ukraine has banned actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine claims Russian officer detained
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s border guards service says it has detained a Russian officer who was driving a truck packed with weapons including rocket-propelled grenades. …read more Source: U.S....
US to expand Ukraine military training
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it is planning to expand its training of Ukrainian security forces with small-unit exercises for personnel from Kiev’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine’s new police on charm offensive in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Only a few months ago, Kiev residents would normally avoid the police if they could help it. The officer would be of no use on a complaint — or worse, would demand a bribe. …read more Source: U.S....
Cars of OSCE observers vandalized in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Observers at the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Security in Europe say protesters in rebel-controlled Donetsk have vandalized their cars. …read more Source: U.S....
Volunteer named governor in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday appointed a well-known volunteer as governor in one of the two war-torn regions in the east in a possible sign of a policy change. …read more Source: U.S....
