Judging by my electronic mailbox, the most compelling international story for Canadians in 2014 was the tumult that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his proxies caused in Ukraine and the near panic that it triggered among its closest neighbours to the west, south and east.
The new year looks like it will be little different.
It is difficult for westerners to agree with Putin about anything these days, but the Russian dictator was certainly right when he used his nationally televised New Year’s Eve address to declare that the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine “will forever remain a most important milestone in …read more
Source: canada.com
