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Trump meets Poroshenko for brief ‘drop-in’ visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart in what the White House called a “drop-in” visit to the Oval Office. President Petro Poroshenko stopped by Tuesday for a brief photo opportunity with Trump following meetings with Vice-President Mike Pence and the national security team. The president says it was a “great...
Canada’s mission to scare off Russia
(Ints Kalnins/Reuters) If you’re going to get into a mess with no idea when you’ll ever get out, there are worse places to do it. On Monday more than 400 Canadian soldiers stood in the midday sun on the parade square at Camp Adazi, a Latvian army base tucked into a pine forest northeast of Riga, the tiny Baltic nation’s capital....
EU extends sanctions against Russia over Crimea for a year
BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia for a year over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. EU foreign ministers said in a statement Monday that the 28-nation bloc “remains committed to fully implement its non-recognition policy” of Russia’s seizure of Crimea and the city of...
Organizer Says Pride Parade In Kiev More Of A “Celebration” This Year
In the Ukranian capital Kiev’s pride parade Sunday, a heavy police presence protected the marchers suppporting LGBT rights. In previous years the event has often been marred by violence.(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP) …read more Source:...
Amid a country and region in turmoil, thousands attend gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital
KIEV, Ukraine — Thousands of people attended a gay pride parade in Ukraine’s capital amid tight security Sunday. A counterdemonstration by a few hundred ultranationalists resulted in scuffles with police in which two officers were injured and six people arrested, Kyiv police chief Andrei Krishchenko said. Much of downtown Kyiv was cordoned...
Canadian, Russian officials set aside differences to talk terrorism
OTTAWA — The Canadian government hosted talks with counter-terrorism officials from Russia this week despite persistent tensions between the two countries. The discussions were held Thursday in Ottawa, the first such meeting in years after Canada suspended much of its contact with the Russian government because of the latter country’s...
Canada, Russia talk terrorism amid growing bilateral tensions
The talks are notable given Canada’s condemnation of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad. …read more Source: Global...
Merkel: US must not link Russia sanctions, economy interests
BERLIN — Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor believes it would be wrong for the United States to link sanctions against Russia with efforts to promote American economic interests. The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election campaign and its...
Capital Facts: One of Ottawa’s oldest family owned businesses
In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the Citizen is rolling out one fact each day for 150 days until July 1, highlighting the odd, the fascinating and the important bits of Ottawa history you might not know about. The same family has run Rideau Bakery for three generations, since 1930, making it one of Ottawa’s oldest...
Jazzahead! Report III: The best from the rest of the world
My previous two posts took into account hours and hours of shows that I saw earlier this year at jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany, covering the Finnish and German components of that event’s festival series. But the three-day event in late April, which I attended as a guest of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and Initiative Musik...
