Section: US & Canada
Trump and Putin discuss Syria, North Korea in phone call
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed efforts to bring peace to war-torn Syria during an hour-plus phone call on Tuesday. Iran, North Korea and Ukraine also were on the agenda, the White House said. …read more Source: CTV...
Trump, Putin Agree to Support UN in Syrian Peace Process
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to support the U.N. effort to “peacefully resolve” the nearly seven-year-long Syrian civil war. The White House said the two leaders talked for more than an hour and stressed the importance of ending the humanitarian crisis in which millions of Syrians...
Why Stalin Starved Ukraine
History is a battleground, perennially fought over, endlessly contested. Nowhere does this aphorism hold true more than in Russia. A majority of Russians recently voted Joseph Stalin the “most outstanding person” in world history (followed, naturally, by current President Vladimir Putin). No longer the monster of the gulags and purges that killed...
Ukraine Expels Belarusian Diplomat Amid Spy Scandal
Ukraine has expelled a Belarusian diplomat amid a spy scandal between the two neighboring countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Names Suspect In 2004 Klebnikov Killing Detained In Ukraine
Russia has named a man detained at its request in Ukraine under the accusation of involvement in the assassination of an American journalist in Moscow 13 years ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump urged to sell $50 million in lethal weapons to Ukraine
National security officials are urging President Trump to approve the sale of nearly $50 million worth of U.S. weapons to Ukraine, which has confronted what it sees as military aggression from Russia and pro-Russian separatists for years. It was unclear whether Trump, who has been reluctant to… …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Pro-Russia Czech President To Meet With Putin In Sochi
Czech President Milos Zeman is expected to arrive in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on November 20, with talks scheduled the following day with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Tells Protesters In Kyiv He Is Ready To Become Ukraine’s Prime Minister
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, told a protest rally in Kyiv that he is ready to “create a new government of Ukraine” and to become the country’s prime minister. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Land mines in Ukraine’s east put it among world’s most dangerous areas for civilians
Organizations that clear mines face faulty and incomplete information. …read more Source: The Washington...
Land mines in Ukraine’s east put it among world’s most dangerous areas for civilians
Organizations that clear mines face faulty and incomplete information. …read more Source: The Washington...
