Section: US & Canada
Putin says he won’t take Ukrainian leader’s calls
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that he is not taking calls from the Ukrainian leader. The long-simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine burst into open on Nov. 25 when … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Fugitive Leader Of Kyrgyzstan’s Ethnic Uzbek Community Dies In Ukraine At 62
Relatives of Kadyrjan Batyrov, a fugitive leader of the ethnic Uzbek community in Kyrgyzstan, say Batyrov has died in Ukraine after eight years of self-imposed exile. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Security Agency Blames Attempted Cyberattack On Russia
Ukraine’s security agency said it has thwarted a massive cyberattack and blamed Russia for the attempted attack that targeted the country’s court system. The Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement December 4 that hackers used falsified accounting documents to target computers of the country’s judiciary system. The...
Mueller’s Sentencing Memo for Flynn Doubles as a Warning to Manafort
President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that witnesses in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe should refuse to cooperate. But in a highly anticipated sentencing memo filed on Tuesday night, Mueller sent a clear message to the current and future witnesses in the Russia investigation: testify honestly and completely, and you...
Ukraine calls for more Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Ukraine is asking Canada to apply more sanctions to Russia as fresh tensions between the Eastern European neighbours threaten to erupt into open conflict. …read more Source:...
George H.W. Bush and the Quest for a Realistic Foreign Policy
George H.W. Bush’s death, like that of John McCain, has brought forth glowing tributes that are veiled critiques of our current president. In response, some commentators on the left have pointed to Bush’s flaws and failures – from his rejection of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the Willie Horton ad in the 1988 campaign and from the...
Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
The request comes weeks after Russian forces opened fire on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and 24 sailors during a confrontation in the Black Sea. …read more Source: Toronto...
US sets deadline for Russia, warns it may quit nuclear pact
BRUSSELS — The United States warned Russia Tuesday it has 60 days to start complying with a landmark missile treaty or Washington could abandon the pact, creating doubts about nuclear security in Europe. At NATO talks in Brussels, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Russia of “cheating at its arms control obligations” under the...
Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
OTTAWA — Ukraine is asking Canada to impose more sanctions on Russia as tensions between the two eastern European countries threaten to erupt into open conflict. Ukraine’s ambassador made the appeal during an appearance before a House of Commons committee in which he also asked that Canada extend its military training mission in his country...
Defence committee postpones asking Russian ambassador to answer for aggressions
Liberal MPs on the House defence committee voted not to call on the Russian ambassador to answer for Russia’s aggression toward its neighbours, but said they might do so in future. Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant tabled a motion at the Tuesday meeting that would compel the defence committee to invite Alexander Darchiev, the Russian...
