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UKRAINE: Religious Freedom Under Threat
Source: Release International One year since the annexation of Crimea by Russia, Ukrainian Christians say they are facing persecution by separatists. Evangelical churches in particular have come under severe restrictions in Crimea, and a church leader is warning that Ukrainian churches will also lose their religious freedom if the Russians take...
Leonid Bershidsky: Prosperity, not theatrics, is the best antidote to Ukraine’s corruption
During a meeting of Ukraine’s cabinet Wednesday, the head of the country’s Emergency Situations Service and his deputy were handcuffed and led away in front of television cameras as a demonstration of the government’s seriousness about rooting out corruption. While a crackdown is sorely needed in Ukraine, the size of a...
Russia considers legal action against lawmaker who voted against Crimea takeover
Prosecutor’s requested to proceed with legal actions against Ilya Ponomarev who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement …read more Source: The Globe and...
While Ukraine’s oligarchs squabble, Putin laughs
As if its festering conflict with Russia and war-torn economy weren’t enough, Ukraine is facing a growing self-inflicted problem: a showdown between the government in Kyiv and an influential billionaire with his own private army. Sadly, this is not a righteous fight on either side. The standoff — which started last week — entered a new...
Ukraine tops Iraq, Syria as global security threat, Alexander says
Russian aggression in Ukraine is a bigger threat to global security than the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander says. Video recorded of Alexander giving a speech to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on Feb. 22 – and posted on YouTube last week – shows him ranting against Russian President...
‘Putin is behaving like a terrorist’: Cabinet minister’s speech on Ukraine sparks social media battle with Russia
Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander says the situation in Ukraine is the biggest security issue facing the world today, even as his government debates expanding its military actions in the Middle East. Alexander’s comments, made to Ukrainian Canadians during a speech in Toronto Feb. 22, are being shared on the internet as the...
‘Putin is behaving like a terrorist’: Cabinet minister’s speech on Ukraine sparks social media battle with Russia
Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander says the situation in Ukraine is the biggest security issue facing the world today, even as his government debates expanding its military actions in the Middle East. Alexander’s comments, made to Ukrainian Canadians during a speech in Toronto Feb. 22, are being shared on the internet as the...
All parties signal support for Magnitsky law to sanction Russian officials
Canada is moving toward becoming the second country to adopt a so-called Magnitsky law to impose sanctions on Russian officials, as all political parties in the Commons have signalled their support. It’s a step that would spark the ire of Russia – but since Canada is already sanctioning that country over its actions in Ukraine, it appears...
Father Raymond J. de Souza: Violating nuclear arms treaties isn’t something the world takes seriously. Just ask Putin
The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, told his Iranian counterpart that “the nuclear talks have reached the final sprint in the marathon.” Indeed, the negotiations between the “P5 + 1” — the permanent five members of the UN security council and Germany, Iran’s most important trading partner in terms of establishing its nuclear program —...
Ukraine world’s top security issue, Chris Alexander says
Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander says the situation in Ukraine is the biggest security issue facing the world today, even as his government debates expanding its military actions in the Middle East. Alexander’s comments, made to Ukrainian Canadians during a speech in Toronto Feb. 22, are being shared on the internet as the...
