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Canada quietly tiptoes into Ukraine-Russia war
As debate over Canada’s role in the latest Iraq war rages, Ottawa is quietly being drawn into a second, more dangerous, conflict. That second war is in Ukraine. The U.S. and Britain are sending military advisers there to help Ukraine’s embattled central government fight Moscow-backed secessionists. Defence Minister Jason Kenney says...
Rebel attacks diminish in Ukraine, but not yet a cease-fire
Ukraine’s military says rebel violations of a cease-fire in the country’s east are persisting, but have fallen off in recent days. …read more Source: Global...
The SYRIZA Moment: A Skeptical Argument
Photo by Thierry Ehrmann The victory of Syriza in Greece is an important moment. Indeed, I think it is going to be a historic turning point for Europe and the world, for better or for worse. Syriza defines itself explicitly as “as a party of the democratic and radical Left,” and radical it is. It’s comprised of “many different ideological...
John Pilger: Venezuela’s Struggle Against “a Common Enemy”
Photo by Jorge Paparoni With a “slow-motion coup” underway in Venezuela, John Pilger is interviewed for Telesur, the Latin American TV network, by Mike Albert. Mike Albert: Why would the US want Venezuela’s government overthrown? John Pilger: There are straightforward principles and dynamics at work here. Washington wants to get rid of the...
At a glance: The government’s spending priorities
From the CBC and museums, to defence and foreign affairs, the federal government’s spending plan for the next year offers a glimpse of where the Conservatives will focus their efforts this election year. Treasury Board President Tony Clement said in a written statement that the 2015-16 Main Estimates demonstrate the government is “committed...
Lithuania to bring back conscription over fears of Russian aggression
Baltic states are concerned that Russian annexation of Crimea and support for rebels in east Ukraine may be a foretaste of it reasserting itself in other former Soviet territories …read more Source: The Globe and...
Russia has lied, misrepresented its activities in Ukraine, Kerry says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Russia has repeatedly lied to him about its activities in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are fighting national forces. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine disputes rebel claim that heavy weapons pullback has begun
Russian-backed separatists moved some heavy weapons well back from the front line Tuesday in eastern Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government disputed the rebels’ claim that a real pullback had begun. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine disputes rebel claim that weapons pullback begins
Ukrainian disputes rebel claim that they are beginning a heavy weapons pullback …read more Source:...
Rebels says they are pulling back heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine, but where are those howitzers going?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first extended commentson the Minsk peace plan, assures a full-scale war with Ukraine ‘is unlikely’ …read more Source: Vancouver...
