Section: US & Canada
Bodyguards Attack RFE/RL Journalists, Ukrainian TV Crew At Kyiv Airport
Journalists working on a joint project by RFE/RL and Ukraine’s UA: Pershiy (First) television channel say they were attacked by masked bodyguards at Kyiv’s Zhulyany Airport while working on a report about the arrival from Russia of Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of the pro-Russian Ukrainian Choice organization. …read more Source:...
More ‘Fake News,’ Alas, From the New York Times
Disregarding President Trump’s insistent claim that the establishment press propagates “fake news” requires a constant effort—especially when a prestigious outlet like the New York Times allows itself to be used for blatantly fraudulent purposes. I cherish the First Amendment. Mark me down as favoring journalism that is loud, lively, and...
Lithuania Expects NATO to Reach Deal on Baltic Air Shield
Lithuania expects NATO to reach an agreement next year to shield Baltic countries with air defenses, plugging a gap in its security against Russia, its defense minister said Tuesday. Since Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and began providing weapons and troops to separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, NATO has sent more...
The Atlantic Daily: Evolve and Unify
What We’re FollowingElection Ups and Downs: Newly released Congressional testimony from Carter Page, a former Trump campaign aide, reveals an extensive, complex, and at times contradictory web of connections between Page and Russia. Meanwhile, turning to this year’s campaign, Democrat Ralph Northam is facing off against President...
Rivals of Incumbent Seek to Sway Czech Policy Toward West in Presidential Vote
A host of pro-Western candidates met Tuesday’s deadline to run for Czech president, seeking to unseat incumbent Milos Zeman, who has leaned toward Russia and China. Czech presidents wield limited day-to-day power but have large informal influence and play a key role in forming governments — now underway following elections last month. The...
A Collection of Lenins, on the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution
Russia is marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution on November 7, 2017. Vladimir Lenin’s Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, in the second of two revolutions in 1917, which, combined, ended Tsarist rule and set the stage for the creation of the Soviet Union. Lenin died in 1924, but his legacy and image have lived on...
Saakashvili Says Ukraine Confirms He’s In The Country Legally
Mikheil Saakashvili says he has received confirmation from the Ukrainian authorities that his stay in the country is legal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Says Ukraine Confirms He’s In The Country Legally
Mikheil Saakashvili says he has received confirmation from the Ukrainian authorities that his stay in the country is legal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Flags And Flowers But Little Fanfare As Russia’s Neighbors Mark Revolution Anniversary — Or Don’t
The 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution was marked in different ways in different former Soviet republics — and in some cases, it was hardly marked at all. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Denies House Arrest To Ukrainian Teenager Facing Terrorism-Related Charges
A Russian court has denied a house arrest request from a Ukrainian teenager held in custody on terrorism-related charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
