Section: US & Canada
Russia-Backed Separatists Attack Ukrainian Medical Vehicle, Killing Soldier
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed after Russia-backed separatists opened fire at a medical vehicle in the eastern region of Donetsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Heads To Canada To Gather International Support For Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is heading to Toronto for talks with top Canadian officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How to Stage a Successful Revolution
A few months ago, the world lost two long-serving autocrats in quick succession: Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned on April 2, and Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, who was deposed on April 11. In both cases, the end to their tenure came as a direct result of popular uprising, when scattered opposition movements...
Putin Says Trump Stressed Issue of Detained Ukrainian Sailors
OSAKA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the issue of Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia in 2018 had dominated… …read more Source: U.S....
US Senate Approves Expanded Military Aid to Ukraine
The U.S. Senate’s version of the annual authorization for American armed forces earmarks $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, $50 million more than the amount allocated for 2019. The version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that senators approved this week budgets $750 billion for the Pentagon for fiscal 2020, which...
U.S. Navy prepares for ‘Sea Breeze 2019’ naval exercises in Ukraine
A 19-nation naval exercise hosted by Ukraine begins on Monday, and the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet announced its participation this week. …read more Source: United Press...
The Death of Ukraine’s Liberals
Western-oriented reformers are about to get completely wiped out in parliamentary elections—and they have nobody to blame but themselves. …read more Source: Foreign...
Zelenskiy Grants Citizenship to 14 Foreigners Who Defended Ukraine’s Territory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree granting citizenship to 14 foreigners who fought for Ukrainian volunteer battalions and the military in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Focus on Eurasia, Invest in Allies, Rethink Globalization
For 20 years now the United States seems to have been caught in a state of strategic inertia, with the regnant ideology of globalization and open-ended small wars having all but overpowered our ability to redefine our national security priorities. It’s as though victory in the Cold War—and the subsequent commingling of the heady liberal...
Four Ukrainians Released From Separatist Captivity
Four Ukrainian nationals have been released from separatist captivity and handed over to the Ukrainian government.The rare prisoner release, originally announced on Thursday, was completed on Friday when the four men were handed over to Ukrainian officials at the airport in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. The men looked tired but had no visible...
