Section: Latin America
GOP, Dem Senators Want Congressional Say on Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators wants President Donald Trump to get approval from Congress before easing U.S. sanctions against Russia. Their legislation, dubbed the Russia Sanctions Review Act, is the latest salvo in an increasingly heated debate over Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin....
Putin, Merkel Call for Ceasefire to Be Restored in East Ukraine
The Russian and German leaders on Tuesday called for a ceasefire to be restored in eastern Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Kremlin. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Lithuania: NATO Presence in Baltics Sends Clear Signal
VILNIUS, Lithuania — More than 1,000 NATO soldiers being stationed in Lithuania sends a clear signal that the alliance stands “strong and united” in the Baltics in the face of Russian aggression, the Lithuanian president said Tuesday. Dalia Grybauskaite said that Lithuania has “never before” seen “forces of such size...
Trump presses for tougher immigration checks
President Donald Trump is pressing the need for more stringent screening while his immigration order is on hold by the courts. Trump says in remarks at the U.S. Central Command at the MacDill Air Force base in Florida that, “We need strong programs” so that “people that love us and want to love our country and will end up loving...
Republicans seek distance from Trump’s comments on Putin, US
President Donald Trump has long expressed a desire for improved relations with Moscow. However his latest comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the U.S. are leading some fellow Republicans to take a step back from the president – on this issue at least. Told by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly during an interview that the...
Republicans Seek Distance from Trump’s Comments on Putin, US
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump has long expressed a desire for improved relations with Moscow, but his latest comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the U.S. are leading some fellow Republicans to take a step back from the president — on this issue at least. Told by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly during an...
Serb bulldozers demolish wall in Kosovo’s divided city
Local Serbs in Kosovo used bulldozers on Sunday to demolish a wall they built in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, following weeks of tension over the issue between Kosovo and Serbia. The Serbs, who do not recognize Kosovo as a state, started constructing the wall in December, saying it was to protect against a landslip, but the Pristina...
Return Malvinas and Gibraltar before talking about Crimea, Russia tells UK
Russia’s ambassador to the UN has suggested that Britain should “clean its conscience” by “giving back” the Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar before it passes judgment on the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. …read more Source:...
New Fatal Clashes in Eastern Ukraine as the Recent Surge in Conflict Rages On
A recent surge in violence that has raged on in eastern Ukraine, despite international efforts to reinforce a ceasefire, has claimed the lives of four government soldiers in the past 24 hours, a commander in the region said on Friday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Belarusian leader lashes out at Russia
In a sign of growing friction between the two ex-Soviet neighbours, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko criticized Russia Friday for cutting oil supplies. Lukashenko ordered his interior minister to press charges against Russia’s top food safety official and firmly refused to host a Russian air base. In a live news conference that...
