Section: US & Canada
Russia plans more assault ships amid rising tensions with Ukraine
The Russian navy is accelerating plans to build more amphibious assault warships, according to a leading supplier of vessels to the Kremlin, amid reports that Moscow has blockaded Ukrainian ports near the annexed Crimea peninsula. On Monday, the United Shipbuilding Corp. (USC) announced it will build two or three more … …read more...
American Foreign Policy Could Use More Prudence
During George H. W. Bush’s single term in the White House, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany reunified peacefully, the Warsaw Pact dissolved, the Soviet Union crumbled and the Cold War ended. The American military ejected Manuel Noriega from Panama and liberated Kuwait from Saddam Hussein. The United States emerged as the world’s...
Ukraine Calls up Reservists Amid Tensions With Russia
Ukraine’s president has announced a call-up of reservists amid tensions with Russia. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
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. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine asks Canada to renew training mission as crisis with Russia heats up
Canada is being asked to renew its military training mission to Ukraine — a proposal that’s taking on a whole new level of urgency as border tension ramps up with Russia. Canada’s deployment of 200 soldiers is up for renewal in March. The recent clash in the Sea of Azov involving three Ukrainian navy patrol boats and the Russian coast...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
Ukraine recently introduced martial law in much of the country. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
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 … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
House Democrats Shift Their Focus from Collusion to Compromise
The House Democrats preparing to lead their own Russia probes appear to be turning their attention from possible collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian intelligence to potential Russian leverage over the president. The turning point came last week when Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty to...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
Relations between the two neighbors have strained further following the Nov. 25 incident in which Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
Ukraine’s president has announced a call-up of reservists amid tensions with Russia. …read more Source: CTV...
