Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian teen Yastremska upsets veteran Konta in 1st round of Rogers Cup
TORONTO — Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska pulled off an upset at the Rogers Cup women’s tournament Monday, downing Britain’s Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-2 in the first match of the day on centre court. The 19-year-old Yastremska converted 4-of-10 break points to dispatch her No. 13-ranked opponent in one hour, 21 minutes. Yastremska...
Trump’s Reckless New Missile Race
After 32 years, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and Russia is dead. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S.’s final withdrawal from the accord last week, blaming Russian violations for the move and promising “a new chapter by seeking a new era of arms control that moves beyond the...
Comic Or Commander In Chief? Reform Of Ukrainian Defense Industry Giant Tests Zelenskiy’s Will
Ukraine’s politically inexperienced new president was swept to power on an anti-corruption agenda. How Volodymyr Zelenskiy tackles the bloated state military concern Ukroboronprom may reveal how serious he is about ending graft, attracting investment, and joining NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Study Finds Businesses Fund Myanmar Army Abuses
A United Nations fact-finding mission called Monday for an embargo on arms sales to Myanmar and for targeted sanctions on businesses with connections to the military after finding they are funding human rights abuses.The mission released a report detailing how businesses run by Myanmar’s army, also known as the Tatmadaw, are engaged in such...
U.S. Ambassador: Ukraine Asks To Buy More Javelin Missiles
A senior U.S. official says Ukraine has requested to purchase more Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States, a move that is likely to anger Moscow amid a four-year conflict that pits Russia-backed separatists against Ukraine’s forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Was Polish Scandal a Russian Test for US Election Tampering?
High-ranking Polish politicians used a side door to get to the VIP section of Sowa & Przyjaciele, a posh Warsaw restaurant. Sealed off from other patrons, government ministers and lawmakers felt free to speak their minds while enjoying continental cuisine and wine at taxpayers’ expense.But the privacy was an illusion, the special dining...
Putin’s New Problem in Ukraine: A Charismatic, Quick-Witted Rival
Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian, appeals to Russian speakers his predecessor could never reach. He’s now putting his star power to diplomatic use. …read more Source: The New York...
US Slaps New Sanctions on Russia for 2018 Nerve Agent Attack
ABAORD A U.S. AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT—The U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a chemical weapon in 2018 during an attempted assassination of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on British soil. The March 2018 attack was in the town of Salisbury in the United Kingdom, in which two Russian hitmen used a...
Russian Disinformation Distorted Reality in Ukraine. Americans Should Take Note.
Putin’s propaganda portrayed Ukraine as a fascist state filled with anti-Semites. Despite Ukrainians’ election of a Jewish president, the image has stuck. …read more Source: Foreign...
Washington Lobbying Firm That Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Denied Hiring Reports $70,000 Worth Of Work For Him
Documents show that Signal Group Consulting, LLC, received $69,371.80 from the presidential campaign of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy for work that included burnishing his image and treating members of his team to a $1912.90 steak dinner in Washington …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
