Section: US & Canada
Weekend Roundup: Europe May Break The Brexit-Trump Momentum This Year
After Brexit and the victory of U.S. President Donald Trump, the widespread expectation is that continental Europe will follow suit and bring populists into power in upcoming elections there this year.Yet one repercussion of the early days of the Trump presidency is that Europeans can now see clearly the kind of ugly incivility, volatility and...
The “Russia Scare” Coalition: ISIL’s “Useful Idiots”?
Editorial Politics, Americas Victory by the “Russia scare” coalition will limit America’s ability to fight ISIL, complicate efforts to win UNSC support for tough enforcement of the Iran nuclear deal and give China more leverage over both Moscow and Washington. The turmoil surrounding Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s resignation and wider...
Russian Spy Whistleblowers Turn on Putin
A husband and wife who were members of the Russian parliament have defected to Ukraine. The Kremlin calls them ?enemies of the people.? Enemies of Putin is more like it. …read more Source: The Daily...
US benefits from stable EU, NATO, German official says
MUNICH — Germany’s defense chief on Friday hit President Trump’s dismissive attitude toward Washington’s European allies, giving a frosty reception to U.S. envoys at the largest conclave of U.S. and European officials since the inauguration. Trump has offered the most direct challenge to the trans-Atlantic security alliance in...
UNICEF Says 1 Million Children In Eastern Ukraine Require Urgent Aid
The United Nations says the number of children in urgent need of humanitarian aid in eastern Ukraine has nearly doubled during the past year to 1 million. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimea under Russia: Locals fear more mayhem if forced to return to Ukraine
It has been almost three years since Russia annexed the Ukrainian-governed Crimea, to the outrage of many across the world. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine president warns West not to “appease” Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the Munich Security Conference he had been reassured of Western unity by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia Detains Ukrainian Man With Ties To Crimea Blockade Activists
Russian authorities say they have detained a Ukrainian member of a Crimean-Tatar activist group that has led a blockade of the annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
3 Years After the Revolution, Peace Remains Elusive in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—It’s cold, and I’m alone. I walk along Khreshchatyk, this city’s main boulevard. The street lights cast shadows on the ground, concealing patches of slippery ice and trampled snow. I walk thoughtfully and carefully, unable to clearly see the obstacles in my path. As is so often the case in a foreign country, even...
1 million children in war-torn eastern Ukraine in desperate need of aid: UN
United Nations officials say 1 million children urgently need humanitarian aid in eastern Ukraine, and the number has nearly doubled in a year. …read more Source: Global...
