Section: US & Canada
Russia’s Putin Meets French Presidential Contender Le Pen in Kremlin
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin met French National Front leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, handing her a potential boost to her campaign to win next month’s presidential election in France. Putin told Le Pen Moscow reserved the right to meet any French politician it wanted and that she represented “quite a fast-growing element...
In eastern Ukraine, troops tiptoeing up to front line risk heavy battles
By Pavel Polityuk and Alessandra Prentice AVDIYIVKA/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government troops and separatist fighters have drawn closer… …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine at odds over singer’s Eurovision performance
GENEVA — Eurovision song contest organizers say they have taken the unprecedented step of offering to let Russia’s contestant perform via satellite after authorities in host Ukraine banned her from entering the country — a proposal that was immediately rejected by a Russian state broadcaster. The European Broadcasting Union says it’s...
Former Russian lawmaker killed in Ukraine
Former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov, a Kremlin critic who fled to Ukraine last year, was shot dead Thursday in Ukraine’s capital, Ukrainian Interior Ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko said. …read more Source:...
Meet the Russian oligarch who paid Trump’s former campaign manager $10 million
Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch whose name this week was thrown into the Trump administration’s ongoing Russia saga, is no stranger to allegations of shady business dealings. He is also known as one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most loyal and valued allies. On Wednesday, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort...
Ukraine official says Russian agent killed Kremlin critic
Senior Ukraine official says Russian agent killed Kremlin critic in Kiev …read more Source: ABC...
The Daily Vertical: The Latest Victim
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Denis Voronenkov killed in latest violence against Kremlin critics
Ukraine’s president blames Russia for the killing of Denis Voronenkov, a former Russian lawmaker and vocal Kremlin critic who defected last year. This is just the latest incident of violence involving people critical of Moscow. Anna Werner reports. …read more Source:...
Tell the truth, shame the devil: Nunes’ Wednesday craziness proves the need for independent probe
FILE – In this May 17, 2013 file photo, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans retained control of the House in this week’s election, but because of retirements and party-imposed term limits on committee chairmen, more than half a dozen committees will be getting new chairmen. (AP Photo/Charles...
The Morning Vertical, March 24, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
