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NATO, Russia working on air safety proposal but differ on Ukraine
Dec20

NATO, Russia working on air safety proposal but differ on Ukraine

Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP BRUSSELS — NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Monday, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the 28-nation military alliance and Russia “have profound disagreements on the...

NATO, Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine
Dec19

NATO, Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine

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5 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
Dec19

5 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say five soldiers have been killed in the latest outburst of fighting with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

5 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
Dec19

5 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine

5 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...

McCain sees Russia hacking as threat, at odds with Trump
Dec19

McCain sees Russia hacking as threat, at odds with Trump

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is the business titan who has spoken appreciatively of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republican Sen. John McCain is the tough-talking national security hawk who warns that Russian interference in the U.S. election threatens to “destroy democracy.” McCain, chairman of the Armed Services...

Barack Obama faces questions on Russian hacking, Donald Trump
Dec16

Barack Obama faces questions on Russian hacking, Donald Trump

WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama is expected to face questions about allegations of Russian interference in the U.S. election and about the fall of Aleppo in Syria when he holds his year-end news conference on Friday. Under pressure over Russian hacking, Obama will take questions from reporters just before departing for his annual family...

Obama: We’re going to ‘retaliate’ for Russia messing with our election
Dec16

Obama: We’re going to ‘retaliate’ for Russia messing with our election

Help me out here if you can. What price did Obama make the Russians pay for invading Crimea? Yeah, I’m drawing a blank. How did Obama retaliate for all the mischief the Russians have made in Syria? You got nothing? So do I. So does everyone. Because there is nothing. …read more Source: Canada Free...

It’s time for a new campaign of Russian containment
Dec16

It’s time for a new campaign of Russian containment

The advent of the new Donald Trump administration in the U.S‎. — with its implications for renewed spending by NATO to contain the Russian revanchist threat in eastern Europe and Russian adventurism in the Middle East — comes at a significant point for Canadian defence policy, as we await the report of the Defence Policy Review Advisory Group....

White House suggests Putin was involved in U.S. hacking
Dec16

White House suggests Putin was involved in U.S. hacking

President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) WASHINGTON—The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic...

Trump ‘obviously’ knew Russia behind election hacks, White House alleges
Dec16

Trump ‘obviously’ knew Russia behind election hacks, White House alleges

The Obama administration suggested today that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials’ email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election and said it was “fact” that hacking had helped president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. The White House also levelled an attack on Trump...