Section: US & Canada
Foreign Ministers Meet In Washington To Mark NATO’s 70th Anniversary
Foreign ministers from NATO’s 29 member countries are meeting for a second day in Washington to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary and discuss security threats, including Russia and Afghanistan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Blast Injures Man Suspected Of Planting Bomb Under Car In Kyiv
A man suspected of planting a bomb under the car of a Ukrainian security officer was severely injured overnight when the bomb exploded in the parking lot of a Kyiv shopping center. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Final Ukraine Results Give Zelenskiy 30 Percent Of Presidential Vote
Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why We Stand With NATO
On April 4, 1949, Johannes Kaiv, the acting consul general of Estonia’s government-in-exile sent a letter to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, which read: I have the honor to offer my best wishes to the signatories of the North Atlantic Pact, and to express my confidence that they, inspired by the ideals of democracy, of individual liberty,...
How Putin Built a Ragtag Empire of Tyrants and Failing States
Even in the worst of times, Russia had been a reliable friend to the Sudan of Omar al-Bashir. It continued selling him weapons during the atrocities his regime carried out in the Darfur region from 2003 to 2007. And when the International Criminal Court indicted al-Bashir in 2009 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, issuing a...
Breaking Down The Complicated Relationship Between Russia and NATO
When the U.S., Canada and 10 western European nations came together in 1949 to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, they had a clear goal. “Keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down,” said Lord Hastings Lionel Ismay, NATO’s first Secretary General. The military alliance was intended to rebuild Europe from the...
Two Ukrainians Jailed For 14 Years In Crimea On Sabotage Charges
A Moscow-controlled court in Crimea has sentenced two Ukrainian citizens to 14 years in prison after convicting them of plotting sabotage on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters
To experience corruption in Ukraine, just go for a drive. The bone-crunching, bouncing ride over the countless potholes is a daily ritual for travelers across the country. Campaigners say the local authorities’ failure to repair the winter road damage is just one symptom of the myriad corruption schemes that plague the country. Tackling...
From Potholes to Procurement: Ukraine’s Chronic Corruption Angers Voters
Tackling corruption is invariably among the issues Ukrainians cite as a top priority for the next president. Incumbent Petro Poroshenko and newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy face a final round runoff April 21. There are growing fears that government resolve is stalling after Ukraine’s Constitutional Court in February struck down a law against...
Final Results From Ukraine’s Presidential Election Give Zelenskyy 30 Percent Of Vote
Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskyy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
