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NATO commander says Russia still braced for incursion into Ukraine
NATO’s top commander says Russia still has enough troops stationed on Ukraine’s border to mount a major incursion, and that it is using its military might to affect political developments inside Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Editorial: No need to make nice with Putin
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was not being rude when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit to get out of Ukraine. …read more Source: Vancouver...
Canada sends army parkas to Ukrainian troops
OTTAWA – Canada will send the Ukrainian army more than $22 million worth of cold-weather gear, including jackets and boots, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Wednesday. The donations come from surplus military stocks. The green clothing dates from the late 1990s, said a Defence official, who also indicated that white camouflage winter smocks...
The case for bringing Ukraine into Europe early
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intends to prepare his country for European Union and NATO membership within six years. Some of his fellow East Europeans who are already members of both organizations will actively encourage that ambition, while leaders of NATO and the EU will do their best to rain on Poroshenko’s parade. I think the...
Russia tightens control on Georgia’s breakaway province
Russia tightened its control Monday over Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia with a new treaty envisaging closer military and economic ties with the lush sliver of land along the Black Sea, the Associated Press reports. Here below is the article written by the Associated Press: The move drew outrage and cries of “annexation” in Georgia...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
PARIS – France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing the “current situation” in eastern Ukraine. In a brief statement Tuesday, the French president’s office announced the suspension, after growing speculation about the contract, which is the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. The Vladivostok, the...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing the “current situation” in eastern Ukraine. In a brief statement Tuesday, the French president’s office announced the suspension, after growing speculation about the contract, which is the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. …read more Source:...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
PARIS – France suspended the delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday, after months of speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to the Kremlin. The French president’s office announced the suspension “until further notice” after growing pressure from allies due to tensions over Russia’s actions in...
Fisher: Barack Obama alienates friends at a time when his country needs them the most
CANBERRA, Australia — There are ominous parallels in how U.S. President Barack Obama deliberately humiliated Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott last weekend, publicly accusing him of being a laggard on climate change, and how the American leader has kept Prime Minister Stephen Harper waiting at the altar for several years by withholding...
J.L. Granatstein: A quiet way forward on the Keystone XL pipeline
They’re our best friends, aren’t they? The Americans, that is. Or at least they used to be. But what is it with President Barack Obama and the Keystone XL pipeline? “Understand what this project is,” the president said at a recent press conference. “It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land,...
