Section: iPolitics (Canada)
A war on ice: Ukraine, four years after Maidan
The Ukraine Crisis marks its four year anniversary this month. The crisis began on the Maidan Square in late November 2013 and escalated throughout December following the decision of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych not to sign the Association Agreement with the EU and to instead move towards a closer economic partnership with Russia. The...
Why we’re not putting peacekeepers on the ground in Ukraine — or anywhere else
It’s an awkward moment for Canada to be hosting a UN meeting of defence ministers to talk about peacekeeping … since we’re not really doing that anymore. In fairness, nobody is … because it isn’t really peacekeeping anymore. It’s a very dangerous new world of peacemaking for the soldiers in blue helmets and berets....
Ukrainian PM urges ‘unbearable’ consequences for Russian aggression
The consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine must be “unbearable” for the Putin regime — or it won’t stop. That was the message Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman delivered today to a joint meeting of the House of Commons defence, foreign affairs and trade committees in Ottawa. Groysman, who is pro-Western and was viewed by...
Why Ukraine wants peacekeepers — and why the UN should say no
During his recent visit to Ottawa, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko called on the Canadian government to support a UN mission in Eastern Ukraine. While expressing a wish to buy Canadian arms, Poroshenko argued that the only peace plan that could help Ukraine is a UN Security Council-sanctioned peacekeeping mission that would police the region...
Global Affairs pledges to defend Ukraine as it reviews new U.S. sanctions
Global Affairs is reviewing draft U.S. sanctions on Russia to see if they’ll have any impact on Canadian businesses, said a spokesperson for Minister Chrystia Freeland. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging bill targeting Russia, North Korea and Iran on Tuesday. The bill has offended the European Union because of business...
‘Seize the day’: Russian embassy pushes Crimea tourism campaign
Ah, Crimea … where the sun is shining and the price of sun lounger rentals is not subject to state regulation. Three years after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine — an act the United Nations and most Western governments have condemned as illegal — it is now pushing a new tourism campaign for the region. On Monday, the […]...
You can’t ‘work’ with Putin. You can only isolate him.
A recent exclusive in the Washington Post exposes the fundamental error at the heart of the West’s policy towards Russia. Russia continues to divide Europe and the world into spheres of influence, through an active hybrid war which masterfully utilizes manipulation of the media, influencing politicians, economic blackmail and military...
G20 leaders debate whether to stop flowing money to kidnappers for ransom
HAMBURG – Whether or not the world’s wealthiest countries should promise not to pay ransoms to terrorist kidnappers formed part of the discussions about international security Friday as G20 meetings got underway in Germany. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged more than a year ago to push other world leaders to stop paying kidnappers after...
U.S., Russia try to get cancelled diplomatic talks back on track
WASHINGTON – The United States and Russia worked Monday to restore a key diplomatic channel between the two clashing nations, days before President Donald Trump planned to hold his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, under immense scrutiny in the U.S. over his contacts with Trump...
Military mandate in Ukraine renewed for two years — no lethal aid offered
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will announce this afternoon the future of Canada’s mission in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
