Section: The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
Berger: Ukraine’s moment of opportunity
Should Canada be more involved in Ukraine? Such involvement is inevitable, because politics and economy today are global, and a conflict elsewhere is no longer merely a regional concern. Even more so for Canada in Ukraine. Canada has a special place and meaning in Ukrainian national mythology. Canadian opinion matters there. …read more...
Eric Morse: The phoney war in Ukraine
War is not subject to prediction. For Canadians who tend to believe that anything military can be practised with minimal risk, on the cheap and in measurable, calibrated packets, it is a real problem. …read more Source: Vancouver...
Prominent pro-Russian journalist murdered by masked gunman in streets of Kyiv
Oles Buzyna, 45, was killed early Thursday afternoon by two masked men shooting from a passing car, the Ukrainian interior ministry said in a statement …read more Source: Vancouver...
Editorial: Canada’s modest contribution welcome
We welcome this country’s commitment to send a small Canadian Forces contingent to Ukraine. It’s important, however, to keep our contribution in the proper perspective. …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russian infiltration of Ukrainian military complicates Canadian training mission
Russian intelligence operatives have so deeply compromised the Ukrainian military that almost nothing they say or do remains secret for long, according to a report …read more Source: Vancouver...
Toronto symphony bans Ukrainian-born pianist over ‘provocative’ tweets denouncing Kyiv’s ‘neo-Nazis’
Valentina …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russia continues to pour arms into Ukraine showing Putin has no intention of abiding ceasefire: NATO
‘We continue to see disturbing elements of air defense, command and control, resupply and equipment coming across a completely porous border’ …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russia marks first anniversary of Crimea’s annexation while dissent in region is smothered
Condemned in the West as a flagrant breach of international law, the seizure of this peninsula is seen by many here as a triumph of justice – and a riposte to Western hypocrisy …read more Source: Vancouver...
Russia planning to send nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea, missiles to Poland border
The deployment is part of Russia’s massive war games to showcase its resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine …read more Source: Vancouver...
Putin says ease of military action in Crimea was surprise, was ready for a nuclear standoff
‘We were ready to do that,’ Putin said of creating a nuclear standoff. ‘That’s why I think no one wanted to start a world conflict’ …read more Source: Vancouver...
