Ukraine
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 Tribunal
World
July 30, 2015
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 Tribunal
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those…
State Department: US troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops
World
July 25, 2015
State Department: US troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops
US troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which…
Interior Ministry: Explosions in Lviv aimed at destabilizing Ukraine
World
July 14, 2015
Interior Ministry: Explosions in Lviv aimed at destabilizing Ukraine
Two policemen were wounded in explosions at two district police stations in the west Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday,…
Poroshenko says terrorist threat in Ukraine has ‘significantly risen’
World
July 10, 2015
Poroshenko says terrorist threat in Ukraine has ‘significantly risen’
President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the threat of terrorism had "significantly risen" in Ukraine, describing the country as awash…
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
World
June 28, 2015
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
Oleksandr had already lost his job for being gay in the rebel Ukrainian bastion of Donetsk when he was approached…
Ukraine military: Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours
World
June 21, 2015
Ukraine military: Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours
Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours in separatist eastern territories, the Ukrainian…
Maimed in war, Ukraine rebels recover in Russia
World
June 13, 2015
Maimed in war, Ukraine rebels recover in Russia
Former Ukrainian rebel fighter Valery glances down at where his right leg should be as he confronts life's new reality…
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
World
June 8, 2015
Ukraine says rebels have army of ‘mid-sized European state’
Ukraine's defense minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow's forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for…
Obama says G7 to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine
World
June 7, 2015
Obama says G7 to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday would discuss standing…
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
World
June 6, 2015
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying that…