Section: U.S. News (USA)
Ukraine urges EU to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine urged the European Union on Thursday to stay united in keeping up sanctions pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as EU leaders gathered for a two-day summit. …read more Source: U.S....
Crimea exiles fight to keep Ukraine unity message alive
SHCHASLYVE, Ukraine (AP) — The tormentors stuck scotch tape to his eyes and locked him in a dank room. For 11 days, Andrei Schekun said, they beat him, shocked him with electrodes and scalded him with burning metallic plates. …read more Source: U.S....
Russia to send new missiles to Baltic exclave on maneuvers
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles to its westernmost Baltic exclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games intended to showcase the nation’s resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine scrambles to avoid new unrest flashpoint in the east
KOSTYANTYNIVKA , Ukraine (AP) — Residents in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka angrily confronted police Tuesday after an armored military vehicle struck and killed an 8-year-old girl, showing the tensions still simmering in the war-torn region. …read more Source: U.S....
German investor confidence inches higher
BERLIN (AP) — A survey is showing a smaller-than-expected rise in German investor confidence as concerns over Greece’s debt crisis and the conflict in Ukraine hold back sentiment. …read more Source: U.S....
Russian Crimea documentary sends message: Putin is in charge
MOSCOW (AP) — Even while Vladimir Putin was still mysteriously absent, Russian TV delivered a clear message for Russians and foreigners alike: Putin is firmly in charge, and ready to use his country’s military power to safeguard the interests of Russia and Russians. …read more Source: U.S....
Germany won’t recognize annexation of Crimea, 1 year on
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it won’t recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimean Peninsula, one year after a referendum that Ukraine said was illegitimate. …read more Source: U.S....
Putin: Russia prepared raising nuclear readiness over Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday. …read more Source: U.S....
AP Interview: Serbia says Russia ties don’t hamper OSCE role
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says his country’s close ties with Russia are not hampering Belgrade’s chairmanship over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe which has a key monitoring role in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
