Section: US & Canada
Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands
OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces are considering whether to start recruiting its elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military. The idea, which is still being debated, comes as Canada’s special forces — and the military as a whole —...
Female Naval Cadets Say Russia Not Ready for Women in Combat Roles
Alina Politika is one of 42 female cadets attending the naval academy in Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, but she knows she is unlikely to ever step onto the captain’s bridge of a battleship. Politka’s diploma and military rank after graduation won’t differ from those of male cadets, but the Russian navy does not...
US Officials Issue Sanctions Warnings to Europe Over Russian Gas
U.S. officials have warned at an energy conference in Brussels that the Trump administration will take punitive action against European companies that are building the Kremlin-favored Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which will deliver energy from Russia to Germany while bypassing Ukraine. Nord Stream 2 (NS2) will largely replace an older...
Denmark: No decision yet on Russian-German pipeline
Denmark’s foreign minister says a decision hasn’t yet been made about allowing a joint German-Russian gas pipeline to pass through its territorial waters, but suggested Moscow’s continued aggression in Ukraine was making it less likely to be approved …read more Source: ABC...
U.S. Envoy Urges Ukraine To Sack Top Anticorruption Official, Seriously Tackle Graft
The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv has called on Ukrainian authorities to fire the country’s special anticorruption prosecutor and tackle its corruption problem. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US Ambassador Slams Ukraine Over Corruption
The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv directed unusually scathing criticism at the Ukrainian government in remarks released Wednesday, urging authorities to replace a senior anti-corruption official and tackle the country’s corruption problem. In a speech Tuesday, Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch said the government’s efforts have “not yet...
Denmark: No decision yet on Russian-German pipeline
BERLIN (AP) – Denmark’s foreign minister says his country hasn’t yet decided whether to allow a joint German-Russian gas pipeline to pass through its territorial waters, but suggested Moscow’s continued aggression in Ukraine was making it less likely to be approved. The Baltic Sea pipeline would bring Russian gas directly...
Denmark: No decision yet on Russian-German pipeline
Denmark’s foreign minister says his country hasn’t yet decided whether to allow a joint German-Russian gas pipeline to pass through its territorial waters, but suggested Moscow’s continued aggression in Ukraine … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
US Ambassador Slams Ukraine Over Corruption
The U.S. ambassador in Ukraine has called for replacing a senior anti-corruption official. …read more Source: U.S....
EU Ambassadors Approve Sanctions On Eight More Russians Over Kerch Strait Incident
EU ambassadors have agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on eight Russians involved in the capture and jailing of 24 Ukrainian seamen in an incident near the Kerch Strait in November, according to several sources familiar with the discussions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
