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As Russia-U.S. ties strengthen, violence escalates in Ukraine
Feb27

As Russia-U.S. ties strengthen, violence escalates in Ukraine

The Ukrainian government believes there is a direct link between the Jan. 28 call between Trump and Putin and the surge in fighting between the army and separatists afterward …read more Source: The Globe and...

Russian UN ambassador Churkin honoured, buried in Moscow
Feb24

Russian UN ambassador Churkin honoured, buried in Moscow

Russian UN ambassador Churkin honoured, buried in Moscow …read more Source:...

Trump lawyer pushed pro-Russia deal for Ukraine, politician claims
Feb24

Trump lawyer pushed pro-Russia deal for Ukraine, politician claims

The setting was a Manhattan restaurant, and after 25 minutes what allegedly emerged was a pro-Russian peace plan for Ukraine that its author believes may have ended up in the White House. In a CNN interview, Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Artemenko said he discussed his left-field proposal for Ukraine in January with US President Donald Trump’s...

Tories slam ‘normalization’ of Canada-Russia relations, urge lethal aid
Feb23

Tories slam ‘normalization’ of Canada-Russia relations, urge lethal aid

The government must explain how it plans to continue support for Ukraine in light of recent Russian aggression and make a strong show of increasing both humanitarian and lethal aid to Ukrainian soldiers, Conservative MPs said Thursday. …read more Source:...

Daily Trump Tracker: The ‘really bad dudes’ do not abide
Feb23

Daily Trump Tracker: The ‘really bad dudes’ do not abide

President Donald Trump talks with Kristen Short, as his daughter Ivanka Trump, left, arrives for a meeting on domestic and international human trafficking, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) War on ‘really bad dudes’ Trump upped the rhetoric on undocumented...

Canada’s military considering its next moves in Iraq, Ukraine and possibly Africa
Feb23

Canada’s military considering its next moves in Iraq, Ukraine and possibly Africa

Canada’s military is facing a critical few weeks as the federal government weighs renewed deployments to Iraq and Ukraine, ponders the fate of a long-awaited peace mission, lays out a new vision for the armed forces and decides the budget to pay for it all. It all sets the stage for what promises to be a busy year for Canadian soldiers —...

Canada’s military considering its next moves in Iraq, Ukraine and possibly Africa
Feb23

Canada’s military considering its next moves in Iraq, Ukraine and possibly Africa

Donald Trump’s election, Ottawa’s budget and a policy review has overshadowed looming decisions on our troop deployments around the world. …read more Source: Toronto...

Blood in the Water: the Trump Revolution Ends in a Whimper
Feb22

Blood in the Water: the Trump Revolution Ends in a Whimper

Photo by Gage Skidmore The Flynn fiasco is not about national security advisor Michael Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador. It’s much deeper than that. It’s about Russia. It’s about Putin. It’s about the explosive rise of China and the world’s biggest free trade zone that will eventually stretch...

Chrystia Freeland’s Kremlin ban is a badge of honour
Feb22

Chrystia Freeland’s Kremlin ban is a badge of honour

Our Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland, will not be sitting down for borscht and blini in Russia any time soon. Maybe never. She holds a rare ministerial distinction. She’s banned from that land. She was blacklisted three years ago, along with 12 other Canadians, in retaliation for sanctions imposed in response to Russian...

Ukraine backs more sanctions against Russia in passport spat
Feb22

Ukraine backs more sanctions against Russia in passport spat

Ukraine’s president called Tuesday for new sanctions against Russia over its decision to recognize passports issued by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine, while the Kremlin accused Ukraine of denying vital documents to people in the rebel regions. …read more Source: CTV...