Section: US & Canada
Russia Doesn’t Buy Trump’s Excuse For Canceling Summit With Putin
Russian officials believe President’s Trump’s decision to cancel a meeting with President Vladimir Putin may have been based on a “domestic political situation” — like Michael Cohen’s Thursday guilty plea — and not Russia’s actions after a naval clash with Ukraine last week, CNN reported, citing the Russian state news...
Amid Escalating Tension, Ukraine Bans Russian Men From Crossing Its Borders
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says the ban on Russian men of military age is aimed at preventing the infiltration of “private armies.”(Image credit: Martyn Aim/Getty Images) …read more Source:...
Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico Leaders To Replace NAFTA
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact that he called “groundbreaking” and a benefit for “working people.” The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade...
Russia Deploys S-400 Missile System In Crimea
Russia has deployed an additional S-400 surface-to-air missile unit to Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The extra unit, deployed on November 29, reinforces three units already based there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bars Entry to Russian Males, Upping Ante in Conflict
Ukrainian officials on Friday upped the ante in the growing confrontation with Russia, announcing a travel ban for most Russian males and searching the home of an influential cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church. The long-simmering conflict bubbled over Sunday when Russian border guards rammed into and opened fired on three Ukrainian vessels...
Lawyer For Detained Ukrainian Sailor Decries ‘Political Trial’
A lawyer for one of the Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia on November 25 off the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea has said the case against the seamen was “a political trial.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine closes border to Russian men of combat age, citing invasion fears
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from travelling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbours. …read more Source:...
WATCH: Ukraine bans Russian men aged 16-60 from entering country
The move from Ukrainian officials comes after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships earlier this week. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine bars entry to Russian men amid fears of another ‘volunteer’ insurgency
Ukraine has imposed a travel ban on Russian males in an effort to “prevent the Russian Federation from forming private armies” on Ukrainian soil. …read more Source: Global...
Report: Russia, China ‘Stress-Testing’ Resolve of West
Russia and China are among several countries attempting to “stress-test” the resolve of traditional powers, according to a report from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. It claims so-called “challenger” nations are persistently testing the tolerance of established powers for different forms of aggression, from proxy...
