Section: US & Canada
U.S. Moves To Return 107-Year-Old Painting, Stolen During World War II, To Ukrainian Museum
U.S. authorities have moved to claim a 107-year-old painting of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible that was stolen from an Ukrainian art museum during World War II and discovered in a home in the U.S. state of Connecticut. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Watch: Ukrainian Parliament erupts in brawl over poster calling member ‘Putin’s agent’
A session of the Ukrainian Parliament burst into a brawl Thursday after a member was accused of working under the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: United Press...
Yet again, a fistfight breaks out in Ukraine’s parliament
There have been multiple fights between Ukrainian lawmakers since 2014. …read more Source: The Washington...
Maria Butina and the Mortal Threat to Liberal Democracy
Like it or not, we are engaged in a long-term conflict with Russia. It has aptly been labeled the Hybrid War, and its principal novelty is radical asymmetry. Notwithstanding the frantic commentary one often hears on both sides, an Armageddon-like military conflagration is improbable. We are unlikely to see either a Russian blitzkrieg against the...
At Year’s End, What We Know About Mueller’s Probe of Trump and Russia
As the second year of investigations of President Donald Trump wraps up, he and his lawyers probably won’t be able to take a breather in 2019, when the Democrats’ new House majority creates a third track of probes. Legal experts agree that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian election meddling won’t conclude...
Ukraine Lawmakers OK Law To Rename Moscow-Loyal Orthodox Church
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill that would force the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to change its name. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Brawl Breaks Out In Ukrainian Parliament
A fight broke out in Ukraine’s parliament as deputies removed a poster calling for the prosecution of a Ukrainian politician who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, announced a break on December 20 after members of two rival opposition parties traded punches. …read more...
Brawl Interrupts Ukrainian Parliament Session
A fight broke out in Ukraine’s parliament as deputies from the Opposition Bloc removed a poster calling for the prosecution of a Ukrainian politician who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Family Anxious For News Of Ukrainian Captain Jailed By Russia
Roman Mokryak is a Ukrainian naval officer and one of 24 sailors captured by Russia during a violent encounter at sea on November 25. In his hometown of Karlivka, Ukraine, his parents say they’ve been unable to contact their son as he awaits trial in Russian-controlled Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UK Media Watchdog Says Russian Broadcaster RT Broke Impartiality Rules
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday Russian broadcaster RT had broken impartiality rules in news and current affairs programs aired in March and April, including coverage of the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. “Taken together, the seven breaches represent a serious failure of compliance with our...
