Section: Global TV (Canada)
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
PARIS – France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing the “current situation” in eastern Ukraine. In a brief statement Tuesday, the French president’s office announced the suspension, after growing speculation about the contract, which is the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. The Vladivostok, the...
All wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 recovered in Ukraine
PELAHIIVKA, Ukraine – Workers have recovered all of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, more than four months after the passenger jet was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Under the supervision of Dutch investigators and European security officials, the recovered fragments were loaded onto a train in the village of Pelahiivka...
Ukraine preparing for military assault on the east, Russia’s foreign minister warns
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign policy chief on Wednesday claimed that Ukraine’s decision to freeze budget payments to the eastern rebel-held territories could be a precursor to a military onslaught. Ukrainian officials announced earlier this month that they will freeze the $2.6 billion in state support to the areas now in rebel hands,...
Putin says U.S. wants to subdue Russia
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States wants to make Russia submissive, but won’t succeed in doing so. Speaking at televised meeting with pro-Kremlin activists Tuesday, Putin said that Washington “wants to subdue us, wants to solve its problems at our expense.” He said the sanctions against Russia imposed by...
Peace in east Ukraine is possible, but only if truce upheld: Putin
MOSCOW – Russia’s president said he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a truce struck in September. In an interview with German television broadcast late Sunday, Putin said he was convinced that it was possible to end the deadlock in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling...
Harper heading back to Ottawa after headline grabbing G20 summit in Australia
BRISBANE, Australia – Canada will soon contribute to a United Nations climate fund that helps impoverished nations cope with climate change and to develop cleaner sources of energy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday. The pledge, made at the end of the Group of 20 summit in Australia, comes on the heels of an announcement by U.S. President...
Six Canadian Navy members in Turkey fight fire, evacuate burning building
ANTALYA, Turkey – The federal government says six Royal Canadian Navy members sprang into action to battle a fire while dining on shore in Turkey, dousing flames and evacuating a burning building. National Defence says the crew members of HMCS Toronto were eating at a restaurant during a port visit in Antalya on Friday when they spotted the...
New video of Malaysia Airlines downing shows alarm in Ukrainian village
WATCH ABOVE: Newly-released amateur footage shows the immediate aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine. HRABOVE, Ukraine – Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting...
Work starts to recover MH17 wreckage in Ukraine’s rebel-held east
HRABOVE, Ukraine – Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down. The operation is being carried out under the supervision of Dutch investigators and officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Harper vows not to drop Ukraine whether it takes 5 months or 50 years
BRISBANE, Australia – Stephen Harper said Sunday it’s important to keep up the pressure on Ukraine as he discussed his celebrated showdown with the Russian president at the Group of 20 summit in Australia. Speaking to the Canadian media at the end of the meeting, the prime minister grinned when asked about his admonishment to Vladimir Putin...
