Section: US & Canada
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance on what China is doing to Canada
“This was an interesting forum,” Gen. Jonathan Vance said as I took a seat in the second-floor suite that had been set aside for him as a meeting room at the Westin Nova Scotian hotel. This was a couple of weeks ago, on the last day of the annual Halifax International Security Forum, a global gathering of soldiers, politicians, diplomats and...
President calls up reservists
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Monday announced a partial call-up of reservists for training amid tensions with Russia, saying the country needs to beef up its defenses to counter the threat of a Russian invasion. The Kremlin dismissed the Ukrainian leader’s statement as an “absurd” attempt to inflame tensions. Tensions...
Pompeo at NATO as U.S. and allies prepare response to Russian aggression in Ukraine
BRUSSELS —The Trump administration will push behind the scenes of a major NATO meeting here this week to convince America’s European allies to show more “leadership” in confronting Russia over its provocations in Ukraine, following Moscow’s recent and brazen attack on three Ukrainian ships. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Ukrainian police are searching the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Orthodox churches as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Ukrainian police searched the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Russian Orthodox churches in several cities Monday, stepping up pressure as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Germany to Back Russian Gas Link Despite Ukraine Tensions
Germany will not withdraw its political support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, as some lawmakers suggested curtailing the project to punish Moscow for its seizure of Ukrainian ships and their crew. Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian ships seized last month in...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian police are stepping up pressure on Russian Orthodox priests and churches in several cities as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. A police statement issued on Monday said eight searches were taking place at the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and … …read more Source:...
Ukraine Amps Up Defense Amid Rising Tensions With Russia
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Ukraine’s president announced a partial call-up of reservists for training amid tensions with Russia, saying Monday that the country needs to beef up its defenses to counter the threat of a Russian invasion. The Kremlin dismissed the Ukrainian leader’s statement as an “absurd” attempt to inflame tensions. Ukraine has...
Searching for Vitaly
“As good a diplomat as it gets.”Only twice in history did a Soviet official testify before the United States Congress. The second of those occasions was May Day of 1986, when the USSR’s embassy in Washington dispatched its 34-year-old second secretary on an hour’s notice to speak about the recent nuclear reactor explosion at...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Ukrainian police are stepping up pressure on Russian Orthodox priests and churches in several cities as Kyiv pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church. …read more Source: CTV...
