Section: US & Canada
Tensions rising as G-20 leaders open meeting
Leaders from the world’s leading economies kick off the Group of 20 summit with an official agenda of development, infrastructure and investment. That agenda is overshadowed by tensions over the US-China trade and the conflict over Ukraine. (Nov. 30) …read more Source: USA...
G20 Summit Opens In Argentina Amid Ukraine Crisis
World leaders are meeting in Argentina for their annual Group of 20 (G20) summit amid new tensions between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
This Week: Cohen’s New Deal With Mueller Spells Trouble For Trump
It’s all coming back to Michael Cohen. In a surprise Thursday news break, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia during the 2016 campaign as part of a new deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. The development put the Trump family squarely back in the spotlight of the Russia investigation. Cohen pleaded guilty to...
Russian Oligarch Turned Giuliani Client Met Trump About Moscow Deal In Late-2000s
Donald Trump met at least twice with a Russian-Ukrainian oligarch and current Rudy Giuliani client over a Trump Moscow franchising deal in the late 2000s, the oligarch told TPM. Pavel Fuchs (pictured to the left of Giuliani), a Moscow real estate developer who recently hired Rudy Giuliani for an “investment project” related to the Ukrainian city...
Ukraine bans Russian men from entering the country
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced the decision on Twitter Friday. Video provided by Newsy …read more Source: USA...
Canada led joint G7 statement condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine, says Freeland
The joint communique says the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union, are concerned about Russia’s actions against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait and surrounding waters. …read more Source: Toronto...
Trump: Ukraine is 'sole reason' for canceling Putin meeting
President Trump on Friday said Russia’s recent military actions against Ukraine were the “sole reason” he decided to scrap a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this week’s Group of 20 summit. In remarks to reporters, Trump… …read more Source: The...
Canada led joint G7 statement condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine: Freeland
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has spearheaded a G7 foreign minister’s statement that jointly condemns Russian aggression in Ukraine and urges the release of detained naval crews. The joint communique says the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom,...
Russian TV: Detained Ukrainian Sailors Taken to Moscow Prisons
Russia has transported 24 Ukrainian sailors captured off the coast of Crimea at the weekend to prison facilities in Moscow, Russian channel TV Rain reported on Friday. Twenty-one of the men are being held in the Lefortovo remand prison in Moscow and three who were wounded during their capture are in a hospital wing of a jail, the channel...
Watch Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Embrace at the G-20
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have found themselves isolated in recent months as many Western countries take a hardline stance against their authoritarian tendencies. But the two seemed to be enjoying each other’s company Friday at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires. The two embraced with big...
