Section: US & Canada
The Daily Vertical: Caymans In The Caucasus
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Ambassadors Extend Sanctions On Crimea For Another Year
The ambassadors of the European Union member states on June 6 decided to extend the block’s investment ban on Crimea for another year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chrystia Freeland explains the world for you
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland delivers a speech in the House of Commons on Canada’s Foreign Policy in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick “Mr. Speaker, here is a question,” Chrystia Freeland told the House of Commons on Tuesday morning, launching what was advertised as a major...
Jared Kushner’s family is a legend in this Belarus town
Marina Yarashuk, director of the Museum of Jewish Resistance of Novogrudak, at the museum on June 1, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz) NOVOGRUDOK, Belarus (JTA) — People in Jared Kushner’s ancestral town tend to speak very highly of President Donald Trump. That’s generally the norm in the former Soviet Union. After all, Trump’s style goes...
Chrystia Freeland on Canada’s foreign policy: Full speech
Former International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, October 24, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/CP) Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered this speech in the House of Commons on June 6. Mr. Speaker, Here is a question: Is Canada an...
Poland, Ukraine Develop Gas Hub for Independence From Russia
Poland and Ukraine said Tuesday they are working toward developing a regional gas hub that would end Central and Eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian supplies and keep prices in line with European standards. The region still relies to some extent on Russian natural gas and has been exposed to political pressure from Moscow, which has at...
‘Dingo’ Explained: The Strange Journey Of Alleged Kadyrov Henchman Nabbed In Kyiv Shooting
Chroniclers of the alleged hit man’s gangland stomping grounds and accounts of his previous run-ins with the law paint a brutal, troubled picture of Artur Kurmakayev. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poland, Ukraine develop gas hub for independence from Russia
Poland and Ukraine said Tuesday they are working toward developing a regional gas hub that would end Central and Eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian supplies and keep prices in line … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
EU Ambassadors Favor Extending Crimea Sanctions
The ambassadors of the European Union member states decided on June 6 to prolong the bloc’s investment ban against Crimea for another year, punishing Russia for its armed takeover of the Ukrainian region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Slain Journalist Sheremet Honored In Newseum Memorial
Washington’s Newseum added the names of 14 journalists to its memorial wall at a ceremony on June 5. They included Belarus-born Pavel Sheremet, a reporter killed last year when his car exploded in Kyiv. (Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
