Section: US & Canada
Trump’s Defense Chief Sees No Military Collaboration With Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense secretary on Thursday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to Moscow’s hopes to mend ties with Washington after Trump’s election.The remarks are perhaps the strongest indication yet from the Trump administration that prospects for any significant...
‘Holocaust tourism’ is probed in a compelling documentary
A scene from “Austerlitz,” a documentary that chronicles the tourist experience at two former concentration camps. (Courtesy of Austerlitz/Loznitsa) NEW YORK (JTA) — How do people behave when they visit a concentration camp or a Holocaust memorial? Do they act as if there are in place of reverence or mourning? Or do they behave as crowds do at...
1 million Ukrainian children need aid amid fighting, UNICEF says
The humanitarian crisis comes as fighting in eastern Ukraine nears its third anniversary. …read more Source: USA...
Kremlin denies any disappointment with Trump administration
A change of attitude, however, was clearly visible in Friday’s news programs on Russian state TV, which gave little time to Trump compared with previous massive coverage of the U.S. president. The shift in tone could reflect an attempt to dampen public expectations of a quick breakthrough in better relations with Washington that have been...
Mattis Tells Munich Conference Trump Fully Supports NATO, Calls For Burden-Sharing
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says that President Donald Trump has “thrown his full support behind NATO,” and has reiterated Washington’s calls for alliance members to shoulder their share of the financial burden for defense. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mattis Tells Munich Conference Trump Fully Supports NATO, Calls For Burden-Sharing
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says that President Donald Trump has “thrown his full support behind NATO,” and has reiterated Washington’s calls for alliance members to shoulder their share of the financial burden for defense. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
One Press Conference, Two Audiences
On Thursday, Donald Trump gave a press conference that was rife with untruths and evasions. Let’s begin with specific examples of demonstrable falsehoods, so that readers who are favorable to the president won’t have to trust my characterization:Bragging about all the electoral votes he won, Trump said, “We got 306 because people came...
One Press Conference, Two Audiences
On Thursday, Donald Trump gave a press conference that was rife with untruths and evasions. Let’s begin with specific examples of demonstrable falsehoods, so that readers who are favorable to the president won’t have to trust my characterization:Bragging about all the electoral votes he won, Trump said, “We got 306 because people came...
Rebel leader in eastern Ukraine issues military threat
The leader of pro-Russia separatist rebels has warned that they may use force to drive out Ukrainian troops from positions in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
UCC meets with senior government officials to discuss Canada-Ukraine relations
OTTAWA – Representatives of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) met on February 3 with senior government officials from the departments of Global Affairs and National Defense to discuss the development of Canada-Ukraine relations. The meeting of the Canada Ukraine Stakeholder Advisory Council (CUSAC) was hosted by the Department of Global...
