Section: US & Canada
What in the world is going on in Russia-backed Luhansk ‘republic’?
November 23 KYIV – Residents of “separatist”-controlled Luhansk awoke on November 21 to an all-too-familiar and distressing scene: masked, heavily armed men on armored vehicles patrolling the streets of the war-wracked eastern Ukrainian city. It captured the attention of those not only on the ground but in Kyiv and Moscow and beyond. And for good...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says NATO, EU Referendums To Be Held Soon
Ukraine will hold referendums in the near future on whether to seek NATO and European Union memberships, President Petro Poroshenko said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort In $11.65 Million Bail Deal
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, has agreed to an $11.65 million bail agreement with the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Manafort’s lawyer says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The definitive guide to Trump’s Russia ties
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia is again dominating the headlines in the wake of confirmation that the FBI is actively investigating whether his campaign colluded with the Kremlin as it allegedly attempted to influence last November’s election.FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the House Intelligence...
Patriarch Filaret Says Ukrainian Church Will Never Go Back To Moscow Patriarchate
The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Filaret, has said the Ukrainian church will never go back under the control of the Moscow Patriarchate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Monetary Imperialism
Photo by Chris Dlugosz In theory, the global financial system is supposed to help every country gain. Mainstream teaching of international finance, trade and “foreign aid” (defined simply as any government credit) depicts an almost utopian system uplifting all countries, not stripping their assets and imposing austerity. The reality since World...
Monetary Imperialism
Photo by Chris Dlugosz In theory, the global financial system is supposed to help every country gain. Mainstream teaching of international finance, trade and “foreign aid” (defined simply as any government credit) depicts an almost utopian system uplifting all countries, not stripping their assets and imposing austerity. The reality since World...
Russia Isn’t Going Away in Ukraine
Lyle J. Goldstein Security, Europe The developing escalation spiral needs to be halted before it ends in total catastrophe. The North Korea situation seems to bring U.S. national security “back to the future,” inviting Americans to seriously contemplate the prospect of nuclear war for the first time in decades. That is regrettable, and this...
Russia Isn’t Going Away in Ukraine
Lyle J. Goldstein Security, Europe The developing escalation spiral needs to be halted before it ends in total catastrophe. The North Korea situation seems to bring U.S. national security “back to the future,” inviting Americans to seriously contemplate the prospect of nuclear war for the first time in decades. That is regrettable, and this...
Riot Police Clash With Protesters In Kyiv
Ukrainian riot police clashed with protesters in Kyiv who marked the fourth anniversary of the crackdown on the pro-European Maidan movement. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
