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Shelling in east Ukraine kills at least three civilians
At least three civilians have been killed in east Ukraine in a further surge in shelling in several locations along the front line, government and rebel officials said Wednesday. …read more Source: Global...
Canada suffers indirect economic blowback from sanctions against Russia: Oliver
OTTAWA – Canada is experiencing indirect economic fallout from the sanctions it and other countries have imposed against Russia, federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver acknowledged Tuesday.Western European countries that do business with Canada are feeling the negative impact of economic sanctions, which have also been imposed by the U.S. and...
Russian missile-maker says MH17 shot down by version in Ukrainian arsenal
The Russian maker of the Buk air defence missile system said Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian missile-maker says MH17 shot down by version in Ukraine arsenal
The Russian maker of the Buk air defence missile system said Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals. …read more Source: CTV...
Matthew Fisher: Russia-Ukraine war seems out of sight, out of mind in fun-loving Kyiv
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is not a phoney war. The blood still being shed in eastern Ukraine is real. Yet visiting Kyiv is a surreal experience …read more Source: Vancouver...
Matthew Fisher: Russia-Ukraine war is out of sight, out of mind in Kyiv
KYIV — The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is not a phoney war. The blood still being shed in eastern Ukraine is real. So are the recent machinations of Vladimir Putin near and inside Ukraine and along a 2,000-kilometre front that stretches from Estonia to Bulgaria. The pugnacious Russian leader has been relentless as he tries to gull and...
Harper to kick off Europe trip in Ukraine, before G7 summit in Germany
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his third visit to restive Ukraine later this week as part of a week-long trip to Europe that will also take him to the G7 leaders’ summit in Germany. Harper’s itinerary will also include Poland and Italy, where he will push for progress on Canada’s comprehensive free trade pact with the...
Russian embassy to host recital by controversial pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Moscow’s diplomatic mission in Canada is hosting a performance by a controversial pianist whose criticism of Ukrainians and the government in Kiev prompted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to cancel her appearances a couple of months ago. The Russian embassy says it will feature a recital by Ukrainian-born Valentina Lisitsa this Tuesday – an...
The Harper Doctrine in Red? Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy
Photo by Alex Guibord With its legacy of peacekeeping and respect for the United Nations, one notable feature of Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s foreign policy was his willingness to disagree openly with our southern neighbour. In his memoir, PET lambasted “the rigidly anti-Soviet stance taken by Reagan and his ideological soulmate [sic] Margaret...
“We Bidens,” an American Family
At lunchtime on a spring day last year, Joe Biden was at his desk in the West Wing. When the door opened, the Vice-President stood up and stretched. He appeared to be in mid-thought. It was a busy week—I was there to talk to him about Iraq, Ukraine, and other dramas—but when I asked what he’d been thinking about at his desk, he beamed. “A...
