Section: US & Canada
Corruption in Ukraine hurts reform, U.S. envoy says as Toronto conference begins
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s weak judicial system is hurting the country’s prospects for reform, which is the only way it will ultimately overcome Russia’s ongoing aggression, says the Trump administration’s point man on the embattled country. “You have a judiciary that has been subject to political influences from various...
Finance Minister: Full Results of Ukraine Reforms to Take Years to Be Seen
It will take years for the full effects of reforms to be seen in Ukraine, where the government is trying to cast off Soviet-era institutions while clamping down on corruption, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said on Tuesday.She made her remarks to a Toronto conference on reforms in Ukraine where other high-level participants stressed the need...
Only ABC Covers Latest on Hunter Biden’s Business Dealings’ in Ukraine
[See NewsBusters for more.] Once again, only ABC bothered covering the latest details on the potentially shady financial dealings of Joe Biden’s youngest son, Hunter. CBS and NBC on Monday night and Tuesday morning skipped the implications for the Democratic frontrunner and the embarrassing details about the younger Biden’s...
U.S. Envoy Demands Russia, ‘Forces It Backs’ Immediately End Fighting In Ukraine
The U.S. charge d’affaires in Kyiv has condemned Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine after reports of deadly attacks on medical personnel and called on Moscow and the “forces it backs” to end the fighting “immediately.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Fight for the Poorest Country in Europe
It’s not often that the United States and Russia find common ground in Eastern Europe, and it’s even rarer that one of Europe’s poorest countries inspires cautious optimism. Yet that is just what has happened in tiny, landlocked Moldova last month, as popular unrest against oligarchic rule and the outside mediation of American,...
In the news today, July 2
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 2 ——— CANADA CELEBRATES 152ND BIRTHDAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech focused on his Liberal government’s successes over the last four years as he delivered his Canada Day remarks on Parliament Hill on the country’s 152nd birthday. Speaking to a jovial crowd...
Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a popular actor and comedian with no previous political experience, is to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a major international conference on his future that opens today, and that Canada is hosting. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet with Trudeau in Toronto
Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says that the visit is an indication of just how important the president sees the ties between the two countries. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine, NATO allies conduct Black Sea drills
About 3,000 troops from 19 countries are taking part in military drills in the Black Sea …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine, NATO allies conduct Black Sea drills
About 3,000 troops from 19 countries are taking part in military drills in the Black Sea, an exercise that has raised concerns in Russia. The 12-day Sea Breeze 2019 exercise, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
