Section: US & Canada
Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers
Russia has told Norway its navy and air force will hold exercises near the Nordic nation’s Arctic waters later this month, a worrying sign of greater assertiveness by its eastern neighbor, the Norwegian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.NATO member Norway and neighboring Russia have both increased their military presence along NATO’s...
Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Clashes With Russia-Backed Separatists
Kyiv says four Ukrainian soldiers have lost their lives in the latest clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why Everyone in Washington Is Talking About Great-Power Competition
Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of containing the Soviet Union. The War on Terror commenced within days of the 9/11 attacks. And now we’re in the early, heady days of a newly entrenched narrative, one with...
Canadian Fernandez drops Rogers Cup main draw debut 6-0, 6-1 to Bouzkova
TORONTO — Leylah Annie Fernandez isn’t letting a tough result get in the way of a big year for the Canadian teenager on the women’s tennis scene. The 16-year-old from Laval, Que., flashed a bright smile at her press conference Monday following her main draw debut at the Rogers Cup — a swift 6-0, 6-1 loss to qualifier Marie Bouzkova on...
Stoltenberg: Annexation of Crimea Is Consequence of Increased Great Power Competition
Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014 was the result of increased “great power competition,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on August 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine President Zelenskiy Congratulates UK Prime Minister Johnson Ahead of Turkey Trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 5 congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the United Kingdom’s new prime minister in a phone conversation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Filing Details Services for Ukrainian President in Runup to Election
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. WASHINGTON — Washington-based lobbying firm Signal Group Consulting has filed documentation of services it provided to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington between April 3, 2019, and May 21, 2019, contradicting his claim that his campaign never employed foreign lobbyists....
The Menace of Russian Hybrid Warfare and How to Thwart It
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 with the use of so-called “little green men” and Moscow’s subsequent meddling in elections across the transatlantic community, “hybrid warfare” has become the term du jour in Western foreign-policy circles. Perhaps the best definition of hybrid warfare is offered by the new European Centre of...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Names New Commander In Donbas Conflict Zone
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Lieutenant-General Volodymyr Kravchenko to lead the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv has been fighting Moscow-backed separatists since 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report: U.S. in 2016 ordered Ukraine prosecutor to drop charges against Soros group
by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2019 During the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. officials pressured the prosecutor general of Ukraine to drop charges against a Ukrainian activist group tied to leftist billionaire George Soros that was co-funded by the Obama administration, a report said. The group known as Anticorruption Action Center (AntAC)...
