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In Ukraine's East, Mayor Held Hostage by Insurgent

In Ukraine's East, Mayor Held Hostage by Insurgent

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — When armed men seized the police station in this eastern Ukrainian city, mayor Nelya Shtepa declared she was on their side. She changed her story a few days later. Then she disappeared — the victim of

Biden in Kiev: Ukraine Faces 'Humiliating Threats'

Biden in Kiev: Ukraine Faces 'Humiliating Threats'

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia on Tuesday that “it’s time to stop talking and start acting” to reduce tension in Ukraine, offering a show of support for the besieged nation as an international agreement

Against All Odds: Why Putin Is Winning

Against All Odds: Why Putin Is Winning

Russia is using a not-so-secret weapon that has flipped Western notions of strength and weakness on their head. If trends continue, the U.S. could be faced with the terrible choice of losing its credibility as a conventional ally and a

Watch: Biden Lands in Kiev for High-Profile Visit

Watch: Biden Lands in Kiev for High-Profile Visit

AP: Vice President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine on Monday for a high-profile visit to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions. (April 21) Follow Pam on Twitter

Vice President Joe Biden Lands in Ukraine

Vice President Joe Biden Lands in Ukraine

Vice President Joe Biden landed in Kyiv as a way to show the US is committed to helping Ukraine become less dependent on Russian energy and recover from an administration that drained the nation’s bank accounts. Biden is the highest

Pro-Russian Forces Kidnap Journalist in Sloviansk, Ukraine

Pro-Russian Forces Kidnap Journalist in Sloviansk, Ukraine

Simon Shuster, TIME‘s Moscow correspondent, reported that pro-Russian forces in Sloviansk, Ukraine, have captured and held prisoner a Ukrainian journalist. Her name is Irma Krat from Kyiv. The separatists said she is a Maidan activist and is suspected of torturing

Pope leads Easter Celebrations Marred by Ukraine

Pope leads Easter Celebrations Marred by Ukraine

Pope Francis celebrated Easter mass on Sunday with a message of social solidarity as the world’s Orthodox marked a holiday marred by bitter divisions over Ukraine and clashes broke out in Jerusalem. Francis led the ceremony for the holiest day

Ukrainian Anti-Semitism Not as Bad as Russia's

Ukrainian Anti-Semitism Not as Bad as Russia's

Stephen Pollard, writing in Sundayexpress.com, notes that the recent anti-Semitic leaflet distributed in Ukraine demanding Jews register or be deported might make Russia look more philo-Semitic than Ukraine, but that theory is false. Pollard, whose grandparents fled Poland and Latvia