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Who is Konstantin Kilimnik, the suspected former Russian spy who worked closely with Paul Manafort?
Dec09

Who is Konstantin Kilimnik, the suspected former Russian spy who worked closely with Paul Manafort?

Konstantin Kilimnik has a history of connecting former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to contacts in Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...

Canada to send hundreds of observers to Ukraine presidential election
Dec06

Canada to send hundreds of observers to Ukraine presidential election

OTTAWA — Canada is planning to send hundreds of election observers to Ukraine to prevent Russian meddling in its March 2019 presidential elections, The Canadian Press has learned. Government officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say as many as 500 monitors could be sent in missions run by the Organization for Security and...

Canada to send hundreds of observers to Ukraine presidential election
Dec06

Canada to send hundreds of observers to Ukraine presidential election

The Canadian Press has learned that Canada is planning to send hundreds of election observers to Ukraine to prevent Russian meddling in its March 2019 presidential elections. …read more Source: CTV...

Can the world recover from Trump, Putin and the collapse of optimism?
Dec06

Can the world recover from Trump, Putin and the collapse of optimism?

In a disorderly world, it only takes a small spark to ignite a conflict that can engulf entire nations. So it was last week that world leaders held their collective breaths after the Russian coastguard attacked and detained three Ukrainian navy vessels in the Kerch Strait separating Russia from Crimea. It was the first open conflict between...

Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
Dec06

Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia

Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea. …read more Source: CTV...

Adonis Stevenson’s stable but critical after traumatic brain injury: Doctor
Dec05

Adonis Stevenson’s stable but critical after traumatic brain injury: Doctor

QUEBEC — The medical team treating boxer Adonis Stevenson in a Quebec City hospital said Wednesday it is too early to say anything definitive about his prognosis as he continues to receive treatment for a severe traumatic brain injury. Intensive care specialist Dr. Alexis Turgeon told reporters the 41-year-old fighter remains in stable but...

Ukraine calls for more Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Dec05

Ukraine calls for more Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized

Ukraine is asking Canada to apply more sanctions to Russia as fresh tensions between the Eastern European neighbours threaten to erupt into open conflict. …read more Source:...

Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Dec05

Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized

The request comes weeks after Russian forces opened fire on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and 24 sailors during a confrontation in the Black Sea. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Dec05

Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized

OTTAWA — Ukraine is asking Canada to impose more sanctions on Russia as tensions between the two eastern European countries threaten to erupt into open conflict. Ukraine’s ambassador made the appeal during an appearance before a House of Commons committee in which he also asked that Canada extend its military training mission in his country...

Defence committee postpones asking Russian ambassador to answer for aggressions
Dec04

Defence committee postpones asking Russian ambassador to answer for aggressions

Liberal MPs on the House defence committee voted not to call on the Russian ambassador to answer for Russia’s aggression toward its neighbours, but said they might do so in future. Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant tabled a motion at the Tuesday meeting that would compel the defence committee to invite Alexander Darchiev, the Russian...