Section: US & Canada
John Bolton, Mike Pompeo must put Ukraine corruption on front burner
ANALYSIS/OPINION: John Bolton and Mike Pompeo have a mountain of problems on their plate in their newly appointed positions. Mr. Bolton as national security director needs no Senate approval. Besides Mr. Pompeo’s confirmation, which should not be a high hurdle, the West Point graduate must deal with a resurgent Russia … …read...
Ukraine’s Dead Coast
Once a sleepy resort town, Shyrokyne, on the Sea of Azov, is now one of the hottest points of the Ukraine war. RFE/RL photojournalist Andriy Dubchak visited the beach village that has now become a militarized ghost town. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Very Best Day
Photo by the Kremlin On March 3rd, 2018, the main pre-election rally for Vladimir Putin took place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Tens of thousands of public sector workers were brought in from various regions of the country and were expected to listen to the President’s speech as well as those of actors and singers who came out in his...
Ukraine’s Savchenko Goes on Hunger Strike Over Detention
By Olena VasinaKIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko began a hunger strike on Friday to protest her detention on charges of planning… …read more Source: U.S....
Savchenko Announces Hunger Strike As Kyiv Court Decides Whether To Jail Her
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko announced a hunger strike as a court in Kyiv was deciding whether she will be placed in pretrial custody after the county’s chief prosecutor accused her of plotting terrorist attacks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian lawmaker faces arrest on alleged coup plot charges
A Ukrainian court is deliberating whether to arrest a celebrated former military pilot accused of plotting an attack on parliament with grenades and automatic weapons. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian lawmaker faces arrest on alleged coup plot charges
A Ukrainian court is deliberating whether to arrest a celebrated former military pilot accused of plotting an attack on parliament with grenades and automatic weapons. Nadiya Savchenko was taken into … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
6 Questions for A.G. Sulzberger, the New Publisher of the New York Times
Will the Times continue to go to bat for ill-fated wars? Dear Mr. Sulzberger:Congratulations on assuming the reins of this nation’s — and arguably, the world’s — most influential publication. It’s the family business, of course, so your appointment to succeed your father doesn’t exactly qualify as a surprise....
Will the Deep State Break Trump?
“It is becoming more obvious with each passing day that the men and the movement that broke Lyndon Johnson’s authority in 1968 are out to break Richard Nixon,” wrote David Broder on October 8, 1969. “The likelihood is great that they will succeed again.” A columnist for The Washington Post, Broder was no fan of Nixon. His prediction,...
Russian Embassy says Trudeau criticism of Putin unproductive, confrontational
The Russian Embassy is firing back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for criticizing President Vladimir Putin at a news conference this week. But a leading expert on Russia and the Arctic is dismissing the dust-up as the result of a mistaken prime minister, and a junior Russian diplomat with an itchy Twitter finger. Trudeau said on Wednesday...
