Section: US & Canada
Hungary threatens to boycott EU actions on Ukraine
Hungary says it will “block and boycott” all attempts to draw Ukraine more deeply into the European Union unless Kiev changes a new education law that rolls back options for … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
How to Break Up a Country Without Creating Havoc
Earlier this month, voters in the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia overwhelmingly approved a controversial referendum to secede from the country, though the consequence of the vote remains unclear. In an address to the Catalan Parliament, the region’s president and separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, simultaneously declared...
The Morning Vertical, October 16, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Collective Security Is America’s Only Hope
David Santoro Security, Europe Given that U.S. primacy cannot endure, and that accommodating Russia and China is unwise, Washington should work with Moscow, Beijing and others to promote the establishment of functioning collective-security regimes in Europe and Asia. MAJOR-POWER competition is back. Russia’s annexation of Crimea, its...
Jewish coach leads Colombia national soccer team into World Cup
Jose Nestor Pekerman coach of Colombia gesturing during a match between Colombia and Ecuador in a FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifiers match at Roberto Melendez Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, March 29, 2016. (Gal Schweizer/LatinContent/Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Led by its Jewish Argentine coach, Jose Pekerman, Colombia’s national...
Study: Hannity’s treatment of Trump’s Russia scandal takes an authoritarian turn
Sean Hannity (Credit: Getty/Nicholas Kamm) Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has taken on a new urgency and gotten closer to the Oval Office over the past few weeks. His prosecutors are reportedly planning to indict Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former...
Nationalists Mark 75th Anniversary Of Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists have marched through the capital, Kyiv, to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the controversial Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NBC: Manafort Had $60 Million In Business Ties With Russian Oligarch
There’s more to the business ties between former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-aligned oligarch, NBC News reported Friday night. NBC found a previously unreported $26 million loan between a Manafort-linked company and the Putin-friendly billionaire oligarch, Oleg Deripaska. Citing financial documents filed in Cyprus...
Paul Manafort and Russian oligarch had $60 million relationship: Report
(Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Financial ties between a Russian oligarch and President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, are far stronger than what has previously been reported. Manafort is linked to entities that engaged in a a previously unreported $26 million loan with a company owned by Russian oligarch, Oleg...
Russian Authorities Detain Crimean Tatar Protesters In Crimea
At least nine people have been detained in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea for demonstrating in defense of Crimean Tatars. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
