Tag: Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers prepare their weapons at a position in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 31, 2014. The Ukrainian Acting Defense Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Some Kiev barricades come down; protesters balky

LAURA MILLSJIM HEINTZ · May 31, 2014 6:09 pm

Obama to meet Ukraine president-elect in Poland

Obama to meet Ukraine president-elect in Poland

Nedra Pickler · May 30, 2014 10:06 pm

A Ukrainian soldier take a rest at a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday, May 30, 2014.The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

East Ukraine quiet raises leadership questions

Peter Leonard · May 30, 2014 9:55 pm

Families Flee Hard-hit Eastern Ukraine

Families Flee Hard-hit Eastern Ukraine

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 7:34 pm

Black smoke rises from a shot down Ukrainian Army helicopter outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around the eastern city of Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general, Ukraine's leader said. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov told the parliament in Kiev that rebels used a portable air defense missile Thursday to down the helicopter and said that a General was among the dead. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Rebels down helicopter; another big loss for Kiev

PETER LEONARDALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO · May 30, 2014 1:48 am

A Pro-Russian militia member guards next to an APC and anti-aircraft gun, outside the administrational building in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Pro-Russian militia in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

AP sources: Russian troops leaving Ukraine border

Lolita Baldor · May 30, 2014 1:43 am

President Obama hands out diplomas to the graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama’s West Point speech exposes his foreign-policy failures

James Robbins · May 29, 2014 9:07 pm

Ukraine Chopper Shot Down

Ukraine Chopper Shot Down

Geoffrey Norman · May 29, 2014 3:33 pm

Local people look at a burnt-out car following a shelling from Ukrainian government forces, in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. In Slovyansk, a city 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Donetsk which has seen many clashes over the past few weeks, residential areas came under mortar shelling Wednesday from government forces. The school was badly damaged along with other buildings, and residents told The Associated Press that several people were wounded. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ukraine sees Russia as source of insurgent threat

Peter Leonard · May 29, 2014 2:00 am

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping agreed to deepen cooperation in a range of areas after a summit meeting this week.

Examiner Editorial: America can’t ignore military muscle of Russia and China

Washington Examiner · May 28, 2014 10:27 pm

A Ukrainian helicopter gunship releases flares above areas where pro-Russian militias have taken positions around the airport outside Donetsk, Ukraine, on Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine’s election and counteroffensive a one-two punch

Austin Bay · May 28, 2014 2:56 pm

Polish priest abducted in Ukraine is released

Polish priest abducted in Ukraine is released

Washington Examiner · May 28, 2014 11:37 am