Section: US & Canada
Putin derides Ukraine’s martial law as political trick
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president donned combat fatigues to implement martial law in much of the country on Wednesday, a move Russia denounced as a cynical political trick as both sides ratcheted up tensions after a weekend standoff in the Black Sea. Each side blamed the other for the bellicose turn of events, with Ukraine saying Russia...
President Trump Scraps Vladimir Putin Meeting at G-20 Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he is canceling a one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin after Russia captured Ukrainian ships and sailors in the Kerch Strait near Crimea. Trump made the announcement in a tweet Thursday aboard Air Force One on his way to the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, where the two leaders were scheduled to...
Amid crisis with Russia, Ukraine’s president also faces political fight at home
Petro Poroshenko, deeply unpopular, is again at the forefront of a showdown with Moscow. …read more Source: The Washington...
Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin as US, UK Back Ukraine in Wake of Russia’s Naval Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine got a valuable boost Thursday from its Western allies when ambassadors from the U.S. and Britain both condemned Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy vessels and pledged their countries would do more to build up Ukraine’s naval forces. “We call on Russia to de-escalate the tension that Russia has created,”...
Change in Post-Putin Russia?
Russia has reverted to a condition comparable to that which led in the end to the fall of the USSR. Today’s Kremlin, like its Soviet predecessor, has proved unable adequately to address the linked questions of how to secure beneficial relationships with the outside world, responsible governance, and stable economic and social development....
Pompeo, Haley Condemn Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have rightly condemned Russia’s recent undue acts of aggression against Ukraine. Monday’s condemnation follows a provocation in the Black Sea the day before, when Russian Federal Security Service border patrol boats attacked and seized three Ukrainian...
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...
The Latest: Ukraine: Russia opens fire on Ukrainian vessels
The Ukrainian navy says that a Russian ship has opened fire on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea following a tense standoff off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine says Russia opens fire on Ukrainian navy ships in Kerch Strait near Crimea, one of them damaged
Ukraine says Russia opens fire on Ukrainian navy ships in Kerch Strait near Crimea, one of them damaged …read more Source: ABC...
Paul Manafort Convicted of 8 Bank and Tax Fraud Charges; Mistrial on 10 Other Charges
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and a veteran dweller of the D.C. “swamp” culture Trump allegedly detests, has been found guilty of eight out of 18 charges related to tax evasion and bank fraud. But the jury could not reach a conclusion on the remaining 10 and the judge has ordered a...
