Section: US & Canada
Putin’s Crimea adventure proves economic loser
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 is proving a loser for the Russian economy, costing at least $30 billion annually in lost business, subsidies and a worsening investment climate, a top analyst said Monday. Sergei Guriev, chief economist for the London-based European Bank …...
Obama’s Former Defense Secretary Slams Biden’s Foreign Policy Credentials, Age
Former defense secretary Robert Gates is standing by his long held criticism of Joe Biden’s foreign policy credentials and raising new questions about the 2020 Democrat’s stamina. Gates, who led the Pentagon under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, said during a Sunday interview with CBS’s Face the Nation he stood by...
EU, Eastern Partners Downgrade Anniversary Statement Due To Objections From Baku
Foreign ministers from the EU and the six Eastern Partnership countries have downgraded a celebratory statement marking the 10th anniversary of the partnership that aims to bring the countries closer to the bloc without the concrete offer of membership. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After 30 Years, I Spoke to Viktor Orbán Again
We first met almost 30 years ago, right after the Berlin Wall came down, at a meeting of dissidents held in France’s embassy in Budapest.President François Mitterrand had asked me to prepare a report on how France could contribute to the reconstruction of the countries of central Europe after the lifting of the communist yoke.At the time,...
Lithuania Presidential Run-Off Pits Novice Against Ex-Minister
An economist and political novice, Gitanas Nauseda, took a thin lead in the first round of Lithuania’s presidential election on Sunday and will face Ingrida Simonyte, a conservative ex-finance minister, in a May 26 run-off set to focus on inequality and poverty in the Baltic eurozone state. Center-left Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis...
Biden Campaign Blasts Giuliani’s Ukraine Trip Plan: ‘Blatantly Political Smear’
Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign on late Saturday slammed Rudy Giuliani’s plans to travel to Ukraine, which have now been cancelled. A campaign official responded in a statement to CNN: “It’s great to see all these strong progressive voices stand up to this attempt at a blatantly political smear which in and of itself reflects the...
Schiff: Trump pushing Biden-Ukraine story because he thinks former VP is his ‘most formidable opponent’
Schiff said “we cannot make this the new norm, where if you cannot win an election on your own, it’s fine to seek help from a foreign power.” …read more Source:...
Schiff Slams Trump Trying To Investigate Biden: He’s ‘Going After’ Political Rival
House Intelligence chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed President Donald Trump on Sunday for claiming that he could ask the Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate 2020 rival Joe Biden. “Here the President of the United States is saying it’s perfectly okay for him — and he has said this before — to go to the attorney general and get...
Adam Schiff: Donald Trump using Ukraine in 2020 bid with push for Hunter Biden probe
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff accused President Trump of trying to get Ukraine to help win his re-election in 2020 by targeting the Biden family in an investigation. “Going after his son is just a method of going after someone the president believes is his most formidable opponent,” Mr. … …read more...
Biden campaign: Great to see ‘strong progressive voices’ stand up against Giuliani
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign praised “strong progressive voices” for standing up against Rudy Giuliani after President Trump’s personal attorney said he would travel to Ukraine to press for an investigation into the… …read more Source: The...
