Section: US & Canada
Tank War: Russia’s Tough T-90 vs. America’s Mighty M-1 Abrams (Who Wins?)
Dave Majumdar Security, It should be noted that replacing or even developing a new M1A3 variant is not a high priority for the U.S. Army. The Army is being drawn down after the U.S. ground forces were pulled from Iraq and Afghanistan, and with the focus on the Pacific theatre, the service is looking for ways to carve out its niche. Even with...
Ukrainians Petition for Reagan Statue in Kiev
A statue commemorating Ronald Reagan’s role in liberating Ukraine from Communism could be coming to the country’s capital in the near future. If the city of Kiev approves a petition from the Ukrainian Economic Freedoms Foundation, Reagan will be set up in the spot once occupied by a statue of prominent Ukrainian Communist Dmytro...
Belarusian Killed On Kyiv’s Maidan Honored As Hero Of Ukraine
A Belarusian man who was one of the first protesters killed during the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv in 2014 has been posthumously awarded a Hero of Ukraine medal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NY Lawmakers Demand Trump Deport Nazi Death Camp Officer From Queens
A delegation of New York state lawmakers are petitioning President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice to deport from the United States a former Nazi concentration camp officer who has been living in Queens for more than a decade, according to a copy of a formal petition letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. More than 85 members...
Marco Rubio Pushes Left-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Trump Advancing Russian Interests in Ukraine
During Tuesday’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) pushed the misleading Democratic Party talking point that the Republican Party platform was changed to “not provide defensive weapons to Ukraine.” Here is a transcript of the relevant section of the hearing: RUBIO: My last...
McCain presses Sessions on why he didn’t take a harder line with Russia
McCain wasn’t sleepy for this one. Though most of the fireworks took place earlier in the hearing, some of the most important questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced during his Senate Intelligence Committee testimony today actually came at the very end, from Republican Sen. John McCain. The GOP lawmaker from Arizona asked Sessions a...
McCain To Sessions: ‘I Don’t Recall You’ Being Interested In Russia As A Senator
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday said he did not recall Attorney General Jeff Sessions taking any interest in Russia as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, though Sessions claimed he met with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak in that capacity. Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he pressed Kislyak on...
Running transcript: Jeff Sessions’ testimony on Trump and Russia
A transcript of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 13. This transcript will be updated. CHAIRMAN RICHARD BURR: Attorney General Sessions, appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. I thank you for your years of dedicated service as a member of this body, and your...
Jefferson Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee— Live coverage # 5
And the Sessions hearing marches on. Among the highlights at this point: Sessions admitting Comey did come to him with concerns about his meeting with Trump. He also claims to have no recollection of meeting with Russian ambassador Kislyak at the Mayflower Hotel, despite photographs of the two together, and is refusing to discuss any...
Secretary of state says US-Russia relations deteriorating
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low and deteriorating further, yet he cautioned against taking steps that might close off promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tillerson...
