Section: US & Canada
Czech-Russian relations plunge amid differences over history
PRAGUE (AP) — It began with the dismantling of a statue of a Russian World War II hero and the renaming of a Prague square. Now three of the Czech capital’s mayors are under police protection, fearing they are the targets of a Russian assassin carrying a deadly toxin, and Russian-Czech relations are in crisis. “There’s a Russian here...
Georgia recalls its ambassador in Ukraine over ex-president
…read more Source:: Toronto...
Georgia recalls its ambassador in Ukraine over ex-president
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry has recalled its ambassador in Kyiv after the former Georgian president was appointed to lead an advisory body in Ukraine …read more Source:: ABC...
Georgia recalls its ambassador in Ukraine over ex-president
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday recalled its ambassador in Kyiv after the former Georgian president was appointed to lead an advisory body in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday put Mikheil Saakashvili in charge of the executive committee of the National Reform Council. The …...
We’re All Preppers Now
A few weeks ago, I became convinced I ought to buy a compass. Also a tent, a LifeStraw, and solar chargers. Was I embarrassed about this 48-hour panic? Yes. But reading an op-ed at two in the morning about 40 percent unemployment predictions will do that to you—particularly after weeks of social curtailment. I had already started buying more...
Ukraine Media Leaders Sound Alarm on Oligarchical Control at Virtual VOA Town Hall
For the first time since achieving independence in 1991, Ukraine has ranked among the top 100 countries in the world for press freedom, according to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders.But observers and journalists on the ground in Kyiv paint a more nuanced picture of the former Soviet state’s media landscape.Although Ukraine climbed six...
Schiff Releases 57 Transcripts From House Intel Trump-Russia Probe
Fifty-seven interview transcripts from the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into allegations of collusion between President Trump and the Russian government during the 2016 election were released to the public on Thursday, after a year-and-a-half long redaction process in which the White House demanded to review and redact the...
Ex-president of Georgia given official job in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president has appointed the former leader of Georgia to lead an advisory body in Ukraine — a move that will likely anger his home country …read more Source:: ABC...
Ex-president of Georgia given official job in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Thursday appointed the former leader of Georgia to lead an advisory body in Ukraine — a move that will likely anger his home country. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he placed Mikheil Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president from 2004-2013, in charge of the executive committee of the National...
Ex-president of Georgia given official job in Ukraine
…read more Source:: Toronto...
