Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Imposes Sanctions On Russians Over Kerch Bridge, Seizure Of Naval Vessels
Ukraine has imposed economic and other sanctions on hundreds of individuals and entities for their alleged roles in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia over the Crimea region and the war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Night Train to the Front Lines
Ukraine is gearing up for presidential elections at the end of this month, a vote that holds huge implications for a country still at war with Russian-backed separatists. There are other issues on the agenda too – not least getting around this vast country. The dilapidated infrastructure means long night trains are the only practical transport....
Frustration, anger on fifth anniversary of Crimea takeover
On the fifth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, the operation remains a frustrating symbol of the West’s inability to roll back President Vladimir Putin’s risk-taking foreign policy, a top Ukrainian security official said Tuesday. “Crimea came to be the very litmus [test] of the...
Russian Opposition Leader: Putin Paying Steep Political Price for Crimea
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says President Vladimir Putin’s decision to annex Crimea, which occurred five years ago this week, has come at a significant financial cost to Russian citizens and a large political cost to the president himself. “Putin, in order to strengthen his personal power, sacrificed the interests of a...
US Criticizes Russia as Serial Violator of Arms Control Treaties
A senior U.S. official accuses Russia of breaching several arms control treaties considered critical for maintaining world peace. Assistant Secretary of State Yleem Poblete spoke at the U.N. Conference on Disarmament as the United States assumed the rotating presidency of the body. Poblete made a blistering attack against what she called...
Five years after Crimea annexation, tensions remain
Some say the so-called “Crimean Consensus,” the ability of Crimea to put a smile on every Russian’s face, has dried up. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Paradox
In upcoming elections, the incumbent president may well lose to a man who plays one on TV. …read more Source: Foreign...
Russia Deploying Strategic Bombers, Nuclear-Capable Missiles in Crimea?
A Russian Iskander missile. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) …read more Source: CNS...
NATO to Receive First Northrop Surveillance Drone, Years Late
NATO is to receive the first of five Northrop Grumman high-altitude drones in the third quarter after years of delays, giving the alliance its own spy drones for the first time, the German government told lawmakers. Thomas Silberhorn, state secretary in the German Defense Ministry, said the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) drone would be...
Canada to Extend Military Training Missions in Ukraine, Iraq
Canada will keep a 200-strong military training mission in Ukraine for another three years to help domestic security forces handle continuing tensions with Russia, Ottawa said on Monday. The Canadian troops, who first went to Ukraine in September 2015, had been due out at the end of March but will now stay until March 2022. News of the extension...
