Section: US & Canada
Ukraine urges NATO to deploy ships in dispute with Russia
The president of Ukraine is urging NATO to deploy warships to the Sea of Azov, a proposal that has been sharply criticized by Russia as a provocation that could worsen … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Kerch Naval Clash Upends Planned Trump-Putin Talks
Until the Russian attack Sunday on Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea, the White House and the Kremlin had at least agreed on one thing, the agenda for Saturday’s scheduled face-to-face between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their second summit meeting. Arms control, security issues as well as the...
Trump cancels Putin meeting over Russia-Ukraine sea dispute
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 Nations summit Thursday, injecting fresh drama into what already promised to be a tense gathering of world leaders. Trump cited Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian vessels as the reason, …...
Trump Cancels Putin G20 Meeting, Blames Russian Imprisonment of Ukrainian Sailors
President Donald Trump announced late Thursday morning that he would not meet as scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the upcoming G20 summit. Trump explained in a tweet that the cancelation was a result of Russian military conduct following an altercation with Ukranian ships in the Azov Sea. Since “the ships and sailors...
Erdogan, Trump Set to Meet at G20
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump are due to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Erdogan indicated U.S. support for a Syrian Kurdish militia would top their agenda. Speaking before leaving for Buenos Aires, Erdogan said the planned talks would pick up on themes raised in...
Trump Under Pressure to Take Forceful Line With Putin at G20
Until the Russian attack Sunday on Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea, the White House and the Kremlin had at least been agreed on one thing: the agenda for Saturday’s scheduled face-to-face between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, their second summit meeting. Arms control, security issues as well as...
Facing Up To Frozen Conflicts
Russia’s invasion and long occupation of parts of my country Georgia, as well as Ukraine, inevitably spawn discussions of “gray zones” and “frozen conflicts” among Western observers. These terms are meant to describe a world in which politics has ceased to operate effectively, or where efforts to unfreeze things have failed—in all cases due...
Trump cancels G-20 meeting with Putin, citing Ukraine crisis; follows Cohen plea in Russia probe
Trump cancels his meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Argentina, an hour after he told reporters he would probably meet with the Russian president. …read more Source:...
Russia shrugs off Western pressure over Black Sea incident with Ukraine
As Ukraine prepares for martial law, Russian officials move ahead with court proceedings against detained sailors. …read more Source: The Washington...
Unknown Number Of Captured Ukrainian Sailors Transferred To Moscow, Say Lawyers
An unknown number of 24 sailors from three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in the Sea of Azov last weekend have been transferred to a detention center in Moscow, one of their lawyers says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
