Section: CBC (Canada)
Ukraine crisis: Minsk peace talks underway with ceasefire hanging in the balance
The talks expected to bring a much-anticipated ceasefire to the fighting in eastern Ukraine have started in the Belarusian capital. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: NATO agrees to cheer for Kyiv, but not much more
NATO allies have pledged considerable support to Ukraine, but not direct military intervention, an outcome that’s likely unsurprising to Vladimir Putin, writes CBC senior correspondent Terry Milewski. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: NATO preps rapid response force to ease Eastern Europe anxiety
NATO leaders will back plans Friday for positioning more troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, establishing a rapid response force aimed at easing anxiety among member states near Russia’s border. …read more Source:...
Canada to send military advisers to Iraq to counter ISIS
NATO leaders convening in Britain on Thursday faced no shortage of crises and a challenge from two of their dominant partners to confront a virulent new form of extremism in the Mideast — a challenge that, CBC News has learned, Canada is taking its own steps to address. …read more Source:...
U.S., Britain urge NATO to confront ISIS challenge
A meeting of NATO leaders convened in Britain today facing no shortage of crises and a challenge from two of its dominant partners to confront a virulent new form of Islamic extremism in the Middle East. …read more Source:...
Why Barack Obama’s disengagement abroad may not be such a bad thing: Neil Macdonald
Like the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s desert, Barack Obama’s swollen optimism has run into corporate and political power and been forced to adapt. …read more Source:...
Why Barack Obama’s disengagement abroad may not be such a bad thing
Like the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s desert, Barack Obama’s swollen optimism has run into corporate and political power and been forced to adapt. …read more Source:...
Russia warns against Ukraine joining NATO ahead of summit
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov underlined Russia’s opposition to Ukraine joining NATO as the alliance gathered for a summit on Thursday and warned the United States not to try to impose its own will on the former Soviet republic. …read more Source:...
Confusion surrounds purported ceasefire deal in eastern Ukraine
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but the statement was ambiguous and there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop. …read more Source:...
What Canada could offer if West opts to attack ISIS
As NATO leaders gather in Wales to discuss a response to the crisis in Ukraine, British PM David Cameron has promised to broach military measures to counter the growing threat of ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq. James Cudmore looks at what Canada might be able to offer. …read more Source:...
