Section: US & Canada
The Morning Vertical, April 25, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
American killed in Ukraine identified
The American paramedic killed during a monitoring mission in Ukraine has been identified. …read more Source:...
US F-35 fighters to train near Russia
The US Air Force is sending its newest fighter jets to Russia’s doorstep as part of a program set up after Russia annexed Crimea from the Ukraine in 2014, a US official tells CNN. …read more Source:...
Flynn’s Turkish lobbying linked to Russia
The Turkish man who gave Mike Flynn a $600,000 lobbying deal just before President Donald Trump picked him to be national security adviser has business ties to Russia, including a 2009 aviation financing deal negotiated with Vladimir Putin, according to court records.The man, Ekim Alptekin, has in recent years helped to coordinate Turkish...
Ukraine Cuts Power Supply to Separatist Region, Blaming Unpaid Debts
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national power company said on Tuesday it had cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian… …read more Source: U.S....
American monitor killed in Ukraine identified
European officials say paramedic Joseph Stone died when vehicle carrying monitoring team in separatist region hit land mine: Reuters …read more Source:...
OSCE Chief To Meet With Lavrov In Moscow, Discuss Ukraine Conflict
The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is visiting Moscow from April 24-27 to discuss “facilitating the settlement” of the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Endorses Franco-German Efforts To Broker Peace Deal In Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed U.S. support for efforts led by Germany and France to negotiate a resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the White House said on April 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Some questions and answers about Maria Sharapova’s return
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Even with eight of the world’s top 10 women in the Porsche Grand Prix, an unranked rival is grabbing all the headlines this week. Handed a much-debated wild card, Maria Sharapova will return to competitive tennis on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the end of her 15-month doping suspension. The five-time Grand...
Paul Wolfowitz: The Full Transcript
Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on iTunes here. | Subscribe via Stitcher.Glasser: This is Susan Glasser for The Global POLITICO. Delighted to be back here with Paul Wolfowitz, our guest for this week. Paul, you’ve jumped back into the fray as it were with what appears in hindsight to be an extremely well-timed intervention in the Wall...
