Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday's talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-old ...
Russia: 3 McDonald’s Shut for 90 Days
Russian courts ordered three McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow shuttered for the maximum period of 90 days over sanitary code violations, Russian news agencies reported, including one facing the Kremlin walls. The rulings confirmed an earlier temporary ...
US accuses Russia of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine
Washington — The Obama administration accused Russia on Wednesday of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine that is helping rebel forces expand their fight in the country's east and sending tanks, rocket launchers and armored vehicles toward ...
Russia has opened new war front, says Ukraine
NOVOAZOVSK: Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but also a wide section of ...
FBI Examining Whether Russia Is Tied to JPMorgan Hacking
Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM:US) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation for government-sponsored ...
Defense official says Pentagon has evidence Russia firing missiles inside Ukraine
A senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday that Russian troops have fired missiles inside Ukraine at central government military positions, providing further evidence for the Obama administration's charges that Russia is orchestrating new military ...
Ukraine Says Russia Still Fueling Conflict Despite Peace Push
Ukrainian security forces Wednesday reported increased Russian-supported military activity in eastern Ukraine as the leaders of the two countries met to discuss a possible peace plan. Russia says economic concerns remain a sticking point during ...
Ukraine accuses Russia of stepping up military activity in Crimea
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of stepping up military activity in the annexed territory of Crimea and sending in troops to help separatists near a key seaport in southeastern Ukraine. In a briefing Wednesday, Andriy Lysenko, a ...
Russia and Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress on Ending Conflict
Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to produce a breakthrough for ending the conflict over eastern Ukraine, as Kiev released videos of captured Russian soldiers and rebels pushed toward a government-held city. The one-on ...
Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko sit down for talks
MINSK, Belarus - The presidents of Russia and Ukraine met late Tuesday for their first bilateral talks at a much-anticipated summit in Minsk, which many voiced hopes may help bring an end to fighting between Kiev's forces and pro-Russian separatists in ...
