Section: US & Canada
Defending Journalists in an Era of “Destroyed Rights”
When things got desperate my parents signed letters. Letters which could cost them their safety and freedom. But they felt that not to sign was to acquiesce to the immorality of the regime when it arrested people for simply speaking their mind. This was in the Soviet Union, during the late 1970s, in the frosty years of the Cold War. Public...
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...
Canada condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian naval vessels
Canada strongly condemns the Kremlin’s actions off the coast of Crimea, said Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland after Russian vessels fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels in the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait on Sunday. “We call on Russia to immediately de-escalate, release the captured crew and vessels and not impede...
Trump: 'Probably' will meet with Putin at G-20
President Trump said Thursday he will “probably” meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this weekend’s Group of 20 summit, despite growing tensions over Ukraine.Trump previously floated the prospect of cancelling the meeting, but said he will… …read more Source: The...
How To “Normalize” Relations With Russia
Russia’s aggressive moves against Ukraine, in particular the recent closing of the Sea of Azov and the capture of three Ukrainian vessels, are a good reminder that the only way to normalize relations with Moscow is by deterring it. Russia will continue its predatory behavior whenever and wherever it sees an opening, a weakness that it can...
The Saudi Crown Prince Gets a Pass on Khashoggi at the G20
When leaders of the Group of 20 nations meet Friday in Argentina, they will discuss the global economy, climate and energy, and efforts to fight corruption. One item that will almost certainly not be on their agenda—despite the presence in their midst of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—is the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a...
