Section: US & Canada
Ukraine high court approves president’s early election order
Ukraine’s constitutional court has ruled in favor of the president’s order to dissolve the parliament and call snap elections …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine high court approves president’s early election order
Ukraine’s constitutional court has ruled in favor of the president’s order to dissolve the parliament and call snap elections …read more Source: ABC...
Facing East, from the West: A Conversation with Estonia’s President
Jeffrey Gedmin for TAI: The first question I want to ask you is about Estonian politics and the cohesion and stability of our democracies today. Across the West, including in the United States, mainstream establishment parties are having problems. This creates space for other parties, both of the far Left and the far Right. What does Estonia look...
Facing East, from the West: A Conversation with Finland’s President
Jeffrey Gedmin for TAI: In many Western countries, voter ties to mainstream establishment parties are loosening, and those parties are in trouble. Is that happening in Finland and what does it look like? And second, you’ve been effective as a politician who is popular but not populist. How do you manage that?Sauli Niinisto: To your first...
Ukrainian Constitutional Court OKs Parliament’s Dissolution, Early Poll
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court on June 20 ruled that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s order to dissolve parliament and call early elections is legal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Dismisses MH17 Charges
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed charges announced against four men suspected of being involved in shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, saying that there was no evidence. He said “dialogue” with Russia was required to find the truth, although the Dutch chief prosecutor said on June 19 that Moscow was not...
Oh Yes He Did! Ukrainian Women Unite Online Against Presidential Branding
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a presidential visit abroad that Ukraine’s women were “beautiful” and served as a good “brand” for the country. Now they are letting him have it under the hashtags #Iamnotyourbrand and #Iamnotyourtourismbrand. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
It’s Not Just Central America: Where Illegal Immigrants on the Border Come From
The recent spike in illegal immigration from African countries underscores the increase in migrants coming from around the globe to sneak across the southern border–including more than 10,000 from Asia and almost 900 from Europe last year. In recent weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 500 illegal immigrants from...
EU Extends Sanctions On Russia Over Crimea For Another Year
European Union leaders have agreed to extend the bloc’s economic sanctions penalizing Russia for its aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How to Reset U.S.-Russian Relations Today
For thirty years, since the end of the Cold War, U.S. policy toward Russia has been going in circles with the relationship getting worse as different U.S. administrations came and went. Today, the U.S.-Russian relationship is at the lowest point since before the Cold War ended and the best we can hope for is that it will not get even worse....
