Section: US & Canada
Czar Vladimir (Putin)
By Barry WoodPutin rules like a Czar, deeply conservative, fearful of unrest, placing stability above all else. In August 1991, reporter David Remnick stood in the crowd outside the Russian parliament when Boris Yeltsin mounted a tank to denounce an attempted coup that would have brought back communism. On that day, as Remnick writes in his 1994...
Russians In Ukraine Barred From Voting In March 18 Presidential Poll
Russians living in Ukraine will be unable to vote in Russia’s presidential election because access to Moscow’s diplomatic missions will be blocked, Kyiv said March 16. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Troll Factory’ Workers, ‘Putin’s Chef’ Among Russians Hit by New US Sanctions
The latest U.S. sanctions against Russians are aimed at punishing those responsible for cyberattacks and attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections. Washington said the issuing of the sanctions was also motivated by other factors, including the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent in...
This exiled opposition leader from Maduro’s Venezuela is drawing strength from his Jewish roots
David Smolansky, a leader in exile of Venezuela’s opposition, in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2018 (Ron Kampeas) WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Smolansky has become the exiled face of the resistance to the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It doesn’t take long to realize why the major media constantly seek him out for commentary...
The UK could seriously punish Russia for the spy attack. Here’s why it probably won’t.
London benefits too much from corrupt Russian money in the UK to crack down on it. The UK is firing back at Russia in retaliation for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy on British soil — but it’s unclear if they’ll make use of the hardest-hitting weapon in their arsenal. During a speech in Parliament on Wednesday, British...
The Latest: UK asks chemical watchdog to examine sample
British national flag flutters in front of the British Embassy with the Ukraine Hotel, right, in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 16, 2018. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday accused Britain of violating international law and criticized… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine parliament mulls requiring lawmakers to check guns
Ukraine’s parliament is considering a bill that would require lawmakers to check their guns at the entrance. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine parliament mulls requiring lawmakers to check guns
Ukraine’s parliament is considering a bill that would require lawmakers to check their guns at the entrance. News agency Ukrinform reported that Volodymyr Areshonkov, a deputy head of parliament’s rules … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ukraine parliament mulls requiring lawmakers to check guns
Ukraine’s parliament is considering a bill that would require lawmakers to check their guns at the entrance …read more Source: ABC...
Putin Is About to Win a Fourth Term. Here’s What He’s Promised Russia
Rumor has it that Russian President Vladimir Putin struggled mightily to come up with a compelling campaign platform in the runup to Russian elections this weekend—18 years in power can have that effect. But Putin’s trudge towards the polls raises a fascinating question: what do you run on when you’ve already effectively won? Here are...
