Section: U.S. News (USA)
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that he does not object to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia’s role in Ukraine seen shifting to training rebels
YENAKIEYEVE, Ukraine (AP) — On a recent spring morning, an important visitor watched Russian-backed rebels conduct infantry maneuvers in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Rebels in eastern Ukraine pay pension in Russian rubles
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia-backed rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine have started paying pensions in Russian rubles. …read more Source: U.S....
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia — one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Rebel leader: Kiev blocks solution for eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has accused the Kiev government of blocking a political solution for the conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 lives. …read more Source: U.S....
AP Interview: Ukraine PM: Russia could spark new offensive
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister has told The Associated Press that Russia plans to eliminate his country as an independent state and could spark a new offensive in the east to achieve that aim. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine rebels hand over bodies of 22 govt soldiers
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatists in eastern Ukraine have handed over the bodies of 22 government soldiers killed during the fierce, months-long battle over the airport near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine seeks resumption of Turkmen gas supplies
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has said it wants to restore natural gas deliveries from energy-rich Turkmenistan as it tries to reduce reliance on Russia for the fuel. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian parliament to rule on opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement. …read more Source: U.S....
4 killed when bus hit land mine in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a bus accidentally hit a land mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 4 and wounding 11 people. …read more Source: U.S....
