Section: US & Canada
World briefs: US decision to arm Ukraine angers Russian leaders, who warn of escalation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s long-delayed decision to provide Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons signaled a new willingness to oppose Russian intervention in its neighbor, but has made European allies nervous that a recent hike in fighting could escalate. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Russia-Backed Separatists Pardon Prisoners In Step Toward Planned Swap With Ukraine
The leader of Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk has pardoned 74 Ukrainian prisoners as part of a major prisoner exchange that will take place between the two sides of the conflict on December 27. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘It doesn’t look like the war will end. No one wants it to’: This is the longest European conflict since the Second World War
More than 10,300 people have been killed since war broke out between the Ukrainian government and separatists heavily backed by Russia in 2014 …read more Source: Vancouver...
Trump Sends Tank-Killing Missile To Fight Russia in Ukraine, But What Can It Do?
A move that has angered the Kremlin and signifies the U.S. government’s escalating involvement in the conflict. …read more Source:...
U.S. decision to provide anti-tank missiles to Ukraine angers Russian leaders
President Trump’s long-delayed decision to provide Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons signaled a new willingness to oppose Russian intervention in its neighbor, but has made European allies nervous that a recent hike in fighting could escalate. The State Department said Friday that the administration… …read more Source: Los...
UK Navy: Russian ships encroach on British waters
By Michael Birnbaum | Washington Post BRUSSELS – British ships and a helicopter were dispatched over the Christmas holiday weekend to track an “upsurge” of Russian naval vessels passing near British waters, the British Navy said Tuesday, as British and NATO leaders warn of Russian naval activity at levels unseen since the Cold War. At least four...
It Took the Administration Allegedly Compromised by Russia to Finally Take This Welcome Step
The U.S. is finally providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, something that the Obama administration — which you’d now believe was on a constant Cold War footing, given the current anti-Russia feeling on the Left — never did. …read more Source: National...
Fresh Battle Lines Drawn in Russia’s Culture Wars
Outside the doors to the Moscow courthouse, the crowd of supporters, and reporters, swelled into the hundreds. Inside, one of Russia’s most famous theater directors was on trial for embezzlement. Just meters away, on a street corner, a young woman stood with a small sign: “Return our artist to us.” Such are the times in Russia,...
Fresh Battle Lines Drawn in Russia’s Culture Wars
Outside the doors to the Moscow courthouse, the crowd of supporters, and reporters, swelled into the hundreds. Inside, one of Russia’s most famous theater directors was on trial for embezzlement. Just meters away, on a street corner, a young woman stood with a small sign: “Return our artist to us.” Such are the times in Russia,...
Taken From Ukraine’s War Zone, Grenades Are Used in Crimes, Too
The weapons are becoming an increasingly common feature in criminal activities including domestic violence and bank robberies. …read more Source: The New York...
