Section: US & Canada
DakhaBrakha to perform in New York
NEW YORK – On Saturday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., Schimmel Center will welcome back the Ukrainian world-music quartet DakhaBrakha after a sold out performance in May of 2016. The evening will showcase music from the group’s latest album, which has been titled “The Road,” and is dedicated to the people who have died for […] …read more...
Russia Not Interfering in French Elections, Says Candidate Fillon
PARIS—France’s conservative presidential candidate on Friday dismissed as “fantasy” concerns that Russia could be interfering in the election and said he would seek a better balance in relations with a country that was nevertheless “dangerous”. Francois Fillon, who had been favorite to win the election until a scandal over his wife’s...
Russian Submarines Match Cold War-era Patrol Intensity
Russian submarines have increased combat patrols to the level last seen during the Cold War, the navy chief said Friday. Adm. Vladimir Korolyov said that Russian submarine crews spent more than 3,000 days on patrol last year, matching the Soviet-era operational tempo. “It’s an excellent level,” he said in remarks carried by state RIA...
Germany Balks At Tillerson Call For More European NATO Spending
Germany said on Friday that NATO’s agreed target spend of two percent of members’ yearly economic output was neither “reachable nor desirable” countering a call by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for all allies to comply and quickly.The United States provides nearly 70 percent of NATO’s budget and is demanding that NATO...
Trump’s White House is blaming leaks on an Obama staffer who left in 2015
(Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) In the aftermath of the embarrassing revelation that Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California — who as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee leaked information supposedly proving the White House’s unsubstantiated claim to have been spied upon by President Barack Obama that was provided by,...
U.S. Commander: U.S., Russian Troops Operating Within ‘Hand Grenade Range’ in Syria
According to U.S. commanders – specifically Army Lt. General Steven Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve – American and Russian troops “have converged literally within hand-grenade range of each other.” …read more Source:...
Ukrainian security official dies in car explosion
A Ukrainian officer died in Mariupol, an area where Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists have clashed for three years. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine’s Underground AIDS-Treatment Railroad
For HIV-positive eastern Ukrainians, the struggle against Russian-backed separatists isn’t just about dignity – it’s about their right to stay alive. …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukrainian Intelligence Officer Killed in Car Blast in Mariupol Port
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian state security service officer was killed in a car explosion in the eastern port city of Mariupol on Friday, the… …read more Source: U.S....
The Daily Vertical: What Will Be Putin’s New ‘Crimea Drug’?
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
