Section: US & Canada
Facebook Is Banning Foreign-Funded Political Ads in Indonesia as Elections Approach
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — Facebook says it will not allow foreign-funded advertisements for upcoming presidential and legislative elections in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, hoping to allay concerns that its platform is being used to manipulate voting behavior. The announcement on Facebook’s website said the restriction...
An Extremely Comprehensive Guide To House Judiciary’s Investigation
House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler issued a bevy of requests for documents to 81 Trump-affiliated people, corporations and institutions today, revealing an investigation that has the potential to be both wide-ranging and to delve deep into allegations of corruption in President Trump’s administration and his presidential campaign....
Manafort And Gates’ Contacts With Ukrainians, Russians During Campaign
Paul Manafort chaired the Trump campaign pro bono, so to speak, while quickly running out of liquidity after two Ukrainian oligarchs he worked with stopped sending him regular payments. House investigators are asking about Manafort and his protege Rick Gates’s contacts with those oligarchs during the campaign, as well as with Konstantin...
Nadler’s New Investigation Into Trump Is the One to Watch
Donald Trump insists that the investigations into his campaign’s ties with Russia are all a “hoax.” But an expansive probe that goes beyond Russia was launched by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, and could lay the groundwork for impeachment proceedings, potentially posing the biggest threat to date to his presidency.Jerry Nadler,...
Ukrainian Political Activist Kolchenko Describes Russian Prison Conditions
Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko is serving a 10-year sentence in Russia on terror charges that human rights groups say are politically motivated. He was convicted in 2015 alongside Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. During a visit by an observation mission, Sentsov described the time...
The Eastern Blind Spot in German Leadership
“To exclude Russia is the wrong strategic signal” Chancellor Merkel said as she defended the Nord Stream 2 project at the recent Munich Security Conference. As I watched her from my vantage in Berlin, it dawned on me that the controversial project marks an inflection point for European security. For years the world has urged Germany to become...
History’s Heroic Failures
I like to keep you up to date when I read a book I think is worth your time. I’m now reading Marc Morris’s The Norman Conquest, which is very good. I recommend it. At the simplest level it’s just a good read on a subject of immense historical importance and one with sufficient drama to allow a good writer to keep the reader...
EU Extends Asset Freeze On Ex-President Yanukovych, 11 Other Ukrainians
The European Union has extended asset freezes on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and 11 other Ukrainians suspected of embezzling state funds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Elections Mark Another Stage in Break From Russia
The Kremlin had hoped that by fomenting a separatist insurgency in east Ukraine’s Donbas region, Ukraine could be snapped back into the Russian orbit, but the strategy appears to have backfired, say analysts. The debate over whether Ukraine should look west and align with the European Union or east towards Moscow appears to be over — at...
Poroshenko Fires Close Ally Amid Smuggling Scandal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired a close ally, Oleh Hladkovskyy, from the post of first deputy chairman of the National Security and Defense Council amid allegations that Hladkovskyy’s son was involved in smuggling spare parts of military equipment from Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
