Section: US & Canada
Car-Bomb Murders Terrify Ukraine’s Capital, and Many Suspect the Kremlin’s Behind Them
KIEV, Ukraine—On Wednesday at 10:05 p.m., Ukrainian Member of Parliament Igor Mosiychuk, his bodyguard Ruslan Kushnir, and a political analyst named Vitaly Bala were walking toward their cars after appearing on a live broadcast of Espresso TV when they were hit by a powerful blast. It killed Kushnir, the bodyguard, as well as a retired police...
NATO Challenges Russia on Scope of War Games
NATO has accused Russia of misleading the Western military alliance about the military exercises it held last month with Belarus. “There is a discrepancy between what Russia briefed before the exercise … and the actual numbers and the scale and the scope of the exercise,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. Russian...
Ukraine corruption cuts far deeper than many know
Corruption in Ukraine is not exactly a fresh news story, but I don’t think most people understand the depths of the problem. As President Petro Poroshenko pleads with the Trump administration for aid and weapons under pressure from the Russian bear, it seems the machinery of government below him is … …read more Source: The...
Don’t Send Arms to Ukraine
Ukrainian politicians anticipate that the Trump administration will soon decide to send “lethal aid” to their country, which is embroiled in an armed conflict with Russia along its eastern border, Foreign Policy reports. Sending arms to Ukraine would be a terrible idea. It would needlessly escalate tensions between Russia and the West...
Former NATO head says Putin is ‘laughing’ at how much he’s achieved
The former NATO chief and adviser to Ukraine’s leader said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘must be laughing’ at how successfully he’s undermined Western democracy and exploited the Trump administration’s mixed messages. …read more Source: CTV...
Former NATO head: Putin ‘laughing’ at how much he’s achieved
The former NATO chief and adviser to Ukraine’s leader said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “must be laughing” at how successfully he’s undermined Western democracy and exploited the Trump … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Sources: Putin Ally Wins Right to Develop Prime Moscow Plot
A company with ties to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the right to develop a prime piece of Moscow real estate near the Kremlin, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters. Moscow city government auctioned off the plot, which lies on the bank’s of the Moskva river and includes a number of historic buildings, and it...
Yanukovych Treason Trial Adjourned Until December
The treason trial of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia has been adjourned until December 4 after his new lawyer asked for more time to prepare. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Fundamental Differences’ Remain After NATO-Russia Council Meeting
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance and Russia “continue to have fundamental differences,” particularly regarding the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Expects Trump to Approve Arms Deliveries
Ukrainian lawmaker optimistic White House will give green light for long-sought weapons. …read more Source: Foreign...
