Section: US & Canada
Full Ceasefire Takes Effect in Eastern Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) – A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has entered into force in… …read more Source:: U.S....
The Right Should Not Buy Into Russian Misinformation
It is a common, but often a mistaken and a dangerous approach to treat the enemy of our enemy as our friend. When President Donald Trump in the US was accused of making deals with Russia and allegedly enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, the very topic of Russia, and how the foreign policy of the West should be directed towards...
Full Cease-Fire Begins In Eastern Ukraine Conflict Area
A complete cease-fire has entered into force between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Igor Danchenko outed as Steele dossier source
The shadowy figure who funneled information to Christopher Steele for his notorious election-year dossier is Igor Danchenko, a Ukraine-born, Russian-educated researcher who worked in the U.S. and traveled to Moscow to find supposed dirt on candidate Donald Trump. Washington lawyer Mark E. Schamel told The New York Times that Mr. …...
Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line
Facebook hired a Ukrainian group battling Russian disinformation to flag misleading posts. But critics say the fact checkers’ work veers into activism. …read more Source:: The New York...
Putin, Zelenskiy express support for upcoming ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian, Russian and OSCE negotiators agreed on a full ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine from late July, putting on hold the military conflict that claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2014. …read more Source:: Global...
Why is a monument commemorating a Nazi SS division still standing outside Toronto?
Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler visiting Ukrainian 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), May 1943. From a distance, the cenotaph at the St. Volodmyr Ukrainian Cemetery in Oakville, Ontario, just outside of Toronto, looks innocuous. Flanked by flagstaffs and set on a small, paved plateau, the monument is hardly out of the...
Cease-Fire in War-Torn Eastern Ukraine to Begin at Midnight
Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” cease-fire scheduled to begin at midnight. …read more Source:: U.S....
Putin, Zelenskiy Speak By Phone Ahead Of Fresh Truce In Eastern Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin have discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine hours before a fresh cease-fire was due to enter into force. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ceasefire in war-torn eastern Ukraine to begin at midnight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday. Rebel officials said Sunday they have instructed their troops about the ceasefire and issued a decree banning weapon use. Ukraine’s military …...
