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Ukraine abandons non-aligned status in bid to join NATO
Russia responded to the vote by calling it a “counterproductive” move the would increase tensions. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine abandons nonaligned status in possible step toward NATO membership
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to abandon the country’s nonaligned status, a move that could be a step toward seeking membership in NATO. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia fumes as Kiev renounces ‘non-aligned’ status to pursue NATO bid
‘This political vector will only add to nuisances and acuteness in ties,’ Russian envoy to OSCE says …read more Source: The Globe and...
Harper government selective on Russians being sanctioned – Putin’s inner circle untouched
It seems the Harper government has left off a few key Russians from its sanctions list and questions are being asked why? As readers know, Prime Minister Stephen Harper pretty much compared Russian leader Putin’s actions in Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler just before the Second World War. …read more Source: National...
No easy solution for Vladimir Putin and Russia
As economic gloom settles over Moscow, parts of the Russian capital have become Potemkin villages. The most splendid of these still prosperous looking facades is Moscow City, a shiny $14 billion forest of glass and steel skyscrapers that includes four of Europe’s five tallest buildings with the tallest building of all still under...
Ukraine’s rebel university goes Russian in separatist-held Donetsk
In eastern Ukraine, where the country’s pro-Russian insurgency has claimed thousands of lives, the region’s top university is a major victim of the bitterness and rifts the fighting has caused. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine votes to drop non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to drop the country’s non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership. Russia reacted quickly to the move, calling it an “unfriendly step” that will only “add to nuisances” in ties. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had pledged to apply for Nato membership due to Russia’s support for rebels...
Canada under pressure to strengthen Ukraine crisis response
The Conservative government is under pressure over its refusal to provide “lethal” military aid to Ukraine or to sanction three Russians tied to both Vladimir Putin and Canadian businesses. The government announced economic sanctions and travel bans against 11 additional Russian officials and nine Ukrainian separatist leaders last week in...
Harper government selective on Russians being sanctioned – Putin’s inner circle untouched
By David Pugliese Defence Watch It seems the Harper government has left off a few key Russians from its sanctions list and questions are being asked why? As readers know, Prime Minister Stephen Harper pretty much compared Russian leader Putin’s actions in Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler just before the Second World War. To punish this new...
Canada under pressure to strengthen Ukraine crisis response
The Conservative government is under pressure over its refusal to provide “lethal” military aid to Ukraine or to sanction three Russians tied to both Vladimir Putin and Canadian businesses. …read more Source: Vancouver...
