Section: US & Canada
Marine Le Pen says she may lift Russia sanctions if elected
She said she would consider what she had to do to swiftly lift European Union sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis if elected. …read more Source: Business...
Much Ado About Manafort
MOSCOW—The reports that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort had had a contract for tens of millions of dollars to “greatly benefit the Putin Government” were not exactly news here. And, in a certain sense, they didn’t have to be news in Washington, either.Manafort, who has reportedly just volunteered to testify in the House...
Official says trained Russian agent killed exiled Kremlin critic in Ukraine
An adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister says Pavel Parshov, 28, had been trained in Russia by Russian security services. …read more Source: Toronto...
Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine
We recently announced that the government of Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine, Operation UNIFIER, will continue for another two years. By renewing this mission, we not only continue to build upon the strong economic, social, military and cultural ties between Canada and Ukraine, but we publicly send a message of deterrence to...
UCC statement on 2014 Crimean “referendum”
The statement below, on the “Third Anniversary of Russia’s Illegal, Illegitimate Crimea ‘Referendum,’ ” was released by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on March 16. Three years ago, on March 16, 2014, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and occupation of Crimea, Russian “authorities” staged an illegal and illegitimate...
Ukraine: Russian Agent Killed Kremlin Critic Voronenkov
A senior Ukrainian official says the killer of Kremlin critic Denis Voronenkov, who was gunned down in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, was a Russian agent.Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, identified the man who shot Voronenkov on Thursday as… …read more Source:...
Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Agrees To Testify In Russia Probe
A senior Republican lawmaker says President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager has volunteered to speak to a U.S. congressional committee about its investigation into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Hosts French Presidential Contender Le Pen In Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin granted an audience to French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, bestowing a level of international recognition that has so far eluded her in the countdown to France’s presidential election.Opinion polls show Le Pen, who has said she admires Putin, getting through to the second, decisive...
Killing of Putin critic: Ukraine seeks clues
Ukrainian authorities searched for leads Friday in the killing of a Kremlin critic, shot dead the day before outside a hotel in broad daylight, an act Ukraine’s President labeled a “Russian state terrorist act.” …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Information Security Doctrine: Breakthrough or veneer of change?
On February 25, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko approved an Information Security Doctrine to address this specific subset of the “numerous national security threats faced by Ukraine” (President.gov.ua, February 25). In describing the main threats to the country in the domain of information security, the document explicitly names the Russian...
