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US Air Force official: Russian bomber probes near Europe pose risk to commercial air safety
LONDON – Russia’s increasingly aggressive military flights near European airspace pose a risk to commercial air safety in the region’s crowded skies, the commander of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command said Friday.The past year has seen a marked increase in the number of long-range Russian bombers that have approached...
Putin urges West to lean on Ukraine to honour peace deal as training ramps up
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling on western countries to lean on the Ukrainian government to honour all of the internal political reforms contained in the peace accord signed in Minsk.His remarks came today against the backdrop of fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine and the renewal of international...
Putin’s signature conference plots ways to bear with international “punishments”
ST. PETERBSURG, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his signature economic conference, and there is plenty of talk about reform — both fiscal and political.But there’s little suggestion of compromise on the key issue contributing to the country’s economic pain.In fact, the ongoing fighting in Ukraine is being...
Bombardier denies role in keeping Russian Railways boss off sanctions list
MONTREAL – Canadian transportation giant Bombardier says it played no role in keeping the boss of Russian Railways off Canada’s sanctions list.”We’re in constant discussions with the Canadian government on our business relationships…but we don’t have any role in who goes on the list or who doesn’t go on...
Ukraine officials say suspected killers of reporter detained
Prosecutors in Ukraine’s capital say 2 suspected killers of reporter have been detained …read more Source:...
Public Supports Ukraine Joining NATO, But Misunderstandings of the Alliance Clearly Exist
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, a majority of the populations of Poland, Spain, the UK, France, Canada, and the United States all support Ukraine becoming a NATO member. …read more Source: Canada Free...
National Post View: NATO should establish a ‘tripwire’ force to box in an expansionist Russia
Ever since Russia — pardon us, “pro-Russian rebels” — invaded eastern Ukraine, NATO’s easternmost allies have worried that they may be next. Like Ukraine, they, too, have many Russian-speaking citizens. Like Ukraine, they, too, do not have the military strength to resist an assault. And like Ukraine, they do not have any NATO military...
Blacklisted in U.S., Russian Railways head boasts of Canadian connections
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – One of the most influential members of Russia’s business elite says the reason he’s not on the Harper government’s sanctions list is likely that Canadians, unlike others, are not “masochists.”Vladimir Yakunin, the powerful head of Russian Railways, made the comment to The Canadian Press...
US blocks training of neo-Nazis in Ukraine
With the US House of Representatives passing a unanimous amendment last week blocking the training of fighters from the so-called Azov Battalion, a notorious paramilitary group in Ukraine, opposition parties are urging the Canadian government to ensure that Canada won’t train them, either. The volunteer militia uses Nazi-inspired logos and...
Fears that Canada may help neo-Nazis in Ukraine with training mission starting soon
U.S. lawmakers have voted to block American troops from training a unit with neo-Nazi members that’s operating with Ukraine’s forces — a move that raises questions about what safeguards Canada has to ensure it doesn’t help extremist groups. Canadian soldiers from Petawawa Garrison in the Ottawa Valley are preparing to head to...
