Tag: Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a boat, inspects the missile cruiser Moskva during a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Putin extolled the return of Crimea to Russia before tens of thousands Friday during his first trip to Black Sea peninsula since its annexation. The triumphant visit was quickly condemned by Ukraine and NATO. (AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev)

National Security

NATO, facing assertive Russia, ponders what to do

JohnThor Dahlburg · May 9, 2014 7:49 pm

NATO chief: Putin’s Crimea visit ‘inappropriate’

Washington Examiner · May 9, 2014 12:43 pm

A pro-Russian gunman speaks by phone in front of the city hall decorated with the flag of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 8, 2014. A strong majority of Ukrainians want their country to remain a single, unified state and this is true even in the largely Russian-speaking east where a pro-Russia insurgency has been fighting for autonomy, a poll released Thursday shows. The survey results were released as the pro-Russia forces were considering whether to go ahead with a referendum on autonomy planned for Sunday in defiance of a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay the vote. A decision was expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ignoring Putin, Ukraine insurgents to hold vote

Peter Leonard · May 8, 2014 9:47 pm

Obama removing special trade benefits for Russia

Nedra Pickler · May 7, 2014 9:03 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference with Swiss Federal President Didier Burkhalter in the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Russia has pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border, Vladimir Putin told diplomats Wednesday as he urged insurgents in southeast Ukraine to postpone their planned referendum Sunday on autonomy. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

Putin: Troops have pulled back from Ukraine border

PETER LEONARDJIM HEINTZ · May 7, 2014 8:28 pm

Relatives mourn in front of the casket of a person killed during clashes between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces last week, during a commemoration service in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The U.S. and European nations have increased diplomatic efforts ahead of Ukraine's May 25 presidential election, as a pro-Russian insurgency continues to rock the country's eastern regions. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Sanctions meant to hurt Russia take bite in Europe

Lori Hinnant · May 7, 2014 3:27 pm

Ukrainian presidential candidate and businessman Petro Poroshenko briefs the media after a meeting with Germany's Christian Union's faction law makers in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The Ukrainian government is planing a presidential election on May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Ukraine candidate: Zero tolerance for terrorists

Frank Jordans · May 7, 2014 2:36 pm

Russia media: Putin says May 11 referendum on autonomy in southeast Ukraine should be delayed

Washington Examiner · May 7, 2014 1:34 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry and Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy for the European Union, leave a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Kerry announced sanctions on individuals involved in the conflict in South Sudan and spoke about Ukraine, Nigeria, Iran, and Syria. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

US denounces referendum plans in east Ukraine

Matthew Lee · May 7, 2014 7:01 am

A pro-Russian activist breaks a window of the offices of Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia pulls back troops from Ukraine border

Associated Press · May 7, 2014 4:00 am

A pro-Russian protester fires a fire extinguisher at riot police inside at a police station building in Odessa, Ukraine, Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia won’t stop in Ukraine until sanctions start to hurt

Jed Babbin · May 7, 2014 4:00 am

Armed pro-Russian men guard the barricades near the railway in Andreevka, few kilometers south of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Monday, May 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

White House: ‘No evidence’ of Russian troop withdrawal from Ukrainian border

Brian Hughes · May 7, 2014 4:00 am