Section: US & Canada
The Atlantic Daily: One Nation, Under Two Presidents?
What We’re FollowingWhat comes next in the U.S.-Venezuela relationship? Venezuela has been ravaged by an economic crisis under the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro, and yesterday, the Trump administration took the drastic step of recognizing the 35-year-old opposition leader Juan Guaidó—who declared himself “interim president”—as head...
Venezuela Crisis: Familiar Geopolitical Sides Take Shape
Russia, China, Iran, Syria and Cuba have come down on one side. The United States, Canada, and countries in Western Europe are on the other. As the crisis in Venezuela reaches a new boiling point — with embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro facing a challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido — the geopolitical fault lines look familiar....
Britain, France Back Protests Against Venezuela’s Maduro
France and Britain are the latest countries Thursday to throw their weight behind the popular street protests seeking to force Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to step aside, dubbing the embattled Latin American ruler “illegitimate.” As hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protested in their bid to oust Maduro — in scenes...
There’s More Here Than People Realize
With Michael Cohen’s decision to postpone his testimony before Congress, people are starting to focus on President Trump’s repeated attacks on Cohen’s unnamed “father-in-law”. It is outrageous that a sitting President would repeatedly threaten anyone with legal action, especially in a case when it is done with the intention of...
Ukraine’s Ex-President Is Convicted of Treason, as He Watches From Russia
Viktor Yanukovych fled the country after being ousted in 2014. The case focused on his effort to hold onto power by asking Vladimir Putin to intervene militarily on his behalf. …read more Source: The New York...
Former Ukraine president Yanukovych found guilty of treason
A court in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Thursday found former president Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason and helping Russia annex Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Court Finds ex-President Guilty of Treason
A court in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday found former President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason and helping Russia annex the Crimean peninsula. The Kiev court began reading out the verdict in Yanukovych’s case, a process that is expected to take at least the whole day. The judge already declared Yanukovych guilty of treason and...
Ukrainian court finds ex-president guilty of treason
A court in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday found former President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason and helping Russia annex the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source: CTV...
Kyiv Judge Says Yanukovych’s Guilt Proven In Treason Trial, No Verdict Yet
A Kyiv court has found former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason and of complicity in attempting to change Ukraine’s border and waging war. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian court finds ex-president guilty of treason
A court in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has found former President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason …read more Source: ABC...
