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Closer US-Russia ties uncertain as Tillerson plans trip
Mar22

Closer US-Russia ties uncertain as Tillerson plans trip

WASHINGTON — With Russia-tinged investigations swirling around his administration, President Donald Trump has yet to fulfil a campaign pledge of closer co-operation with Moscow. A planned trip by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Russia could test if detente proves anything more than talk. In a move alarming U.S. allies, Tillerson plans to skip...

New documents show Trump aide laundered payments from party with Moscow ties, lawmaker alleges
Mar21

New documents show Trump aide laundered payments from party with Moscow ties, lawmaker alleges

A Ukrainian lawmaker released new financial documents Tuesday allegedly showing that a former campaign chairman for President Trump laundered payments from the party of a disgraced ex-leader of Ukraine using offshore accounts in Belize and Kyrgyzstan. The new documents, if legitimate, stem from business ties between the Trump aide, Paul Manafort,...

Former Trump campaign manager alleged to have laundered payments from Ukraine via offshore banks
Mar21

Former Trump campaign manager alleged to have laundered payments from Ukraine via offshore banks

The new documents may revive questions about the ties between the Trump aide Paul Manafort and the party of the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, who has been in hiding in Russia since 2014 …read more Source: Vancouver...

Ex-Trump aide laundered payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties: documents
Mar21

Ex-Trump aide laundered payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties: documents

The new documents may revive questions about the ties between former Trump aide Paul Manafort and the party of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who has been hiding in Russia since being overthrown in 2014. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ex-Trump aide laundered payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties: documents
Mar21

Ex-Trump aide laundered payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties: documents

The new documents may revive questions about the ties between former Trump aide Paul Manafort and the party of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who has been hiding in Russia since being overthrown in 2014. …read more Source: Toronto...

We’re losing ideas war to the Russians
Mar21

We’re losing ideas war to the Russians

Canadians to whom all this talk in America and Europe about Russian-inspired fake news seems a rather paranoid fantasy that has nothing to do with us are about to get a rude awakening. We are preparing to send Canadian troops to Latvia as part of a NATO tripwire mission to warn off the Kremlin from expanding its destabilizing efforts from Ukraine...

Of Nazi collaboration and Russian disinformation
Mar21

Of Nazi collaboration and Russian disinformation

The controversy over Chrystia Freeland’s family background can be confounding. No, our foreign minister isn’t answerable for her Ukrainian-born grandfather, who edited a propaganda outlet for the Nazis in occupied Krakow. Yes, the Russians are playing a dirty game of demonization by spreading incriminating stories about her distant...

Interview: Andrew Bacevich on American militarism
Mar21

Interview: Andrew Bacevich on American militarism

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel The November election of Donald Trump raised serious questions about the direction of US foreign policy. Would the president seek better diplomatic relations with Russia? Would he step up, or deescalate, conflict in the Middle East? How would he handle NATO, the military alliance...

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
Mar20

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute

The foreign and defence ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first “two-plus-two” talks since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Canadian wins $1M Global Teacher Prize for work with Quebec Innu community
Mar19

Canadian wins $1M Global Teacher Prize for work with Quebec Innu community

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Canadian school teacher whose teaching philosophy underscores hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become one of the most-coveted and high-profile awards for teaching excellence. Maggie MacDonnell was awarded the annual Global Teacher Prize during a...