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Russia arms buildup ‘destabilizing’ and ‘dangerous,’ NATO warns
Russia’s military will add over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year alone that are capable of piercing any missile defences, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation’s nuclear might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
U.S. snubs Ukrainian neo-Nazi unit as questions remain about Canada’s safeguards
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...
U.S. snubs Ukrainian neo-Nazi unit as questions remain about Canada’s safeguards
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...
Psychiatric hospital in rebel-held Ukraine faces desperate situation
Patients at a psychiatric hospital in the rebel-controlled Ukrainian city of Horlivka are not receiving the treatment they need due to a lack of doctors and medication. …read more Source: Global...
Putin says Russia to receive 40 new ICBMs this year
Russia’s military this year alone will receive over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of piercing any missile defences, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation’s nuclear might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin says Russia boosting nuclear arsenal amid tensions over Ukraine
Putin made the statement amid the opening of an arms show, a huge display intended to showcase the nation’s resurgent military might. …read more Source: Toronto...
US to store heavy weapons in Poland under Nato plan
The US will take a decision soon to store heavy weapons including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in Poland, the Polish defence minister says. Tomasz Siemoniak said he had discussed such US military deployments last month with US Defence Secretary Ash Carter. The US military has been conducting massive drills with Nato allies in Eastern...
Canadian satellite launch delayed two years over Russian embargo
The launch of a Canadian surveillance satellite has fallen two years behind schedule because the federal government won’t allow it to be put into orbit by a Russian rocket. By the time the Canadian defence satellite is in place next year, its technology could be out of date, warns a space analyst. The Conservative government scuttled the...
War in Ukraine traps civilians in no man’s land
What Ukrainian troops call a buffer zone is a village of a few hundred people, a no man’s land patrolled by Ukrainian military, where bandits and pro-Russian separatist roam. …read more Source: CTV...
Why Putin hates Japan’s PM more than he does Harper
Stephen Harper can be forgiven for being a bit peeved, miffed or even frustrated that his vigorous condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine have drawn little more than a stifled yawn from the Russian leader. It’s true that there has been a bit of an uptick in the number of long-range Russian bomber aircraft brushing up...
