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Russian invasion of Ukraine no surprise to Baltic neighbours, Lithuanian minister says
Jan21

Russian invasion of Ukraine no surprise to Baltic neighbours, Lithuanian minister says

The Russian invasion of Ukraine might have been a surprise to the West. For the countries that border Ukraine, it was anything but. “I hear people saying that what happened, and is still happening in Ukraine, was completely unexpected and unpredictable, that it was a kind of wake up call,” Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas told a...

Diplomatica
Jan21

Diplomatica

The Russian invasion of Ukraine might have been a surprise to the West. For the countries that border Ukraine, it was anything but. “I hear people saying that what happened, and is still happening in Ukraine, was completely unexpected and unpredictable, that it was a kind of wake up call,” Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas told a...

Obama’s hesitation in Ukraine endangers Eastern Europe
Jan21

Obama’s hesitation in Ukraine endangers Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON, D.C.—With the United States understandably focused on Islamist threats to the civilized world, Russia’s Vladimir Putin continues to whittle away at the post-Cold War architecture of global relations by ignoring his commitment to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and boosting support for Russian-backed rebels. …read more...

Ukraine says forces under attack from Russian troops
Jan20

Ukraine says forces under attack from Russian troops

Moscow says Ukrainian actions damage prospects for a four-power summit on the conflict …read more Source: The Globe and...

Eastern Ukraine shelling kills 6 civilians
Jan20

Eastern Ukraine shelling kills 6 civilians

Shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk killed at least six civilians Tuesday, as fighting intensified between government and rebel forces. …read more Source:...

Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills 6 civilians
Jan20

Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills 6 civilians

Shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk killed at least six civilians Tuesday, as fighting intensified between government and rebel forces. …read more Source:...

Trudeau touts need for provinces to have ‘partner in Ottawa’
Jan20

Trudeau touts need for provinces to have ‘partner in Ottawa’

LONDON, ONT. – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau all but accused the Conservative government of abandoning Canadians in hard-hit manufacturing regions as he kicked off a two-day caucus retreat in London, Ont. on Tuesday. “The people of southwestern Ontario are amazingly resilient and have demonstrated that moving beyond a manufacturing-based economy...

IMF cuts forecasts for growth, says slowdowns outweigh cheap oil
Jan20

IMF cuts forecasts for growth, says slowdowns outweigh cheap oil

TOKYO – The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for global growth over the next two years, warning Tuesday that weakness in most major economies will trump gains from lower oil prices. The IMF’s report was released as China reported its slowest growth in 24 years. The IMF downgraded projections it issued in October by 0.3...

Fighting with separatists escalates in Ukraine
Jan20

Fighting with separatists escalates in Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east on Monday after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a “strategic mistake”. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
Jan19

Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport

Donetsk airport, reduced to rubble in fighting since May, is of limited strategic importance in short term but has great symbolic value. …read more Source: Toronto...