Section: US & Canada
Breaking: Trump administration slaps sanctions on Russia over 2016 election meddling
The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on Russia as retaliation for Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election, and for cyberattacks on other nations. The sanctions will specifically target 19 individuals and five entities. These include Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin who has close ties to Russian...
Trump Administration Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia over Election Meddling
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIThe Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it would roll out sweeping new sanctions against Russia and Kremlin-aligned entities over Moscow’s election-meddling, including an infamous online troll farm and 13 other Russians targeted separately by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. “The administration is confronting and...
State Department Reaffirms ‘Crimea Is Ukraine’
The State Department reaffirmed on Wednesday that the United States views the Crimean peninsula as a part of Ukraine, not Russia. Acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and spokesperson Heather Nauert condemned a political rally Russian President Vladimir Putin held in Crimea on Wednesday where he claimed Crimea to be a...
Ukraine ex-pilot blames lawmaker for ties to Maidan snipers
MOSCOW (AP) — A former military pilot who became famous in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison accused Ukraine’s parliament speaker of being associated with snipers who fired on protesters during Ukraine’s 2014 uprising but retracted her statement hours later. Lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko told journalists that she saw...
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russian entities over 2016 election meddling
The Treasury Department on Thursday slapped new sanctions on two dozen Russian entities and individuals for interfering in the 2016 election and conducting a series of damaging cyberattacks.“The administration is confronting and countering malign Russian cyber activity, including their attempted interference in U.S. elections, destructive...
Ukraine ex-pilot blames lawmaker for ties to Maidan snipers
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Ukraine Lawmaker: Speaker Was Involved in 2014 Killings
A former military pilot who became a national icon in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison has accused Ukraine’s parliament speaker of being associated with snipers who fired on the crowds during the country’s 2014 uprising. Lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko told journalists Thursday that she saw Andriy Parubiy, a key...
Cord cutters’ choice: Streaming TV alternatives spring up in Netflix’s shadow
The popularity of cutting the cord to traditional cable TV bundles isn’t just evident in the number who have done it —13.5 million people by 2017, according to MoffettNathenson Research. It’s also obvious in the individual streaming subscriptions now being offered, with more options for viewing different genres of films and TV shows....
Ukraine lawmaker says speaker was involved in 2014 killings
A former military pilot who became a national icon in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison has accused Ukraine’s parliament speaker of being associated with snipers who fired on the crowds during the country’s 2014 uprising. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine lawmaker says speaker was involved in 2014 killings
A former military pilot who became a national icon in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison has accused Ukraine’s parliament speaker of being associated with snipers who … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
