Section: United Press International (USA)
Putin takes submarine on shipwreck expedition in Black Sea
Jared M. FeldschreiberSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, Aug. 18 (UPI) — President Vladimir Putin climbed into a three-seat submersible craft to check out an ancient sunken ship found recently in the Black Sea. …read more Source: United Press...
Putin presents tourism and development proposals in 3-day visit to Crimea
Jared M. FeldschreiberYALTA, Ukraine, Aug. 18 (UPI) — President Putin called for the recognition of the historical and spiritual origins of Crimea while speaking at a meeting on promoting tourism. …read more Source: United Press...
Poroshenko sees Putin’s visit to Crimea as stirring up more tension
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 17 (UPI) — President Petro Poroshenko said that Vladimir Putin’s visit to Crimea Monday was meant to stir up more tension in an already volatile situation in the region. …read more Source: United Press...
9 dead overnight in latest upsurge of violence in eastern Ukraine
Jared M. FeldschreiberDONETSK, Ukraine, Aug. 17 (UPI) — Seven civilians and two Ukrainian troops were killed as a new upsurge of violence worsened between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: United Press...
Army chief of staff says Russia poses ‘most dangerous military threat’ to the U.S.
Jared M. FeldschreiberPENTAGON CITY , D.C., Aug. 13 (UPI) — Gen. Raymond Odierno said Russia poses the “most dangerous” threat facing the United States, thanks in part to its “sophisticated” operations in Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Britain broadening training for Ukrainian soldiers
Richard TomkinsLONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) — Ukrainian troops are to receive training from Britain in defensive urban warfare tactics and IED awareness from Britain. …read more Source: United Press...
EU expresses great concern for ‘escalating violence’ in eastern Ukraine
Jared M. FeldschreiberBRUSSELS, Aug. 11 (UPI) — The European Union said Wednesday that escalating attacks on government-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine violate a peace deal with pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukrainian officials ban 38 Russian ‘hate’ books
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Ukrainian customs officials have released a blacklist of 38 Russian books that authorities will not allow to be imported to the Eastern European country. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine MH-17 crash investigators find suspected Russian missile parts
Andrew V. PestanoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Investigators of the Malaysia Airlines MH-17 crash announced they found fragments of a suspected Russian missile system from the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine accuses pro-Russian separatists of breaking cease fire
Jared M. FeldschreiberDONETSK, Ukraine, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Ukraine said that pro-Russian separatists intensified shelling in the eastern region of the country. …read more Source: United Press...
