Section: US & Canada
EU diplomats back continued Russia sanctions
European Union diplomats say sanctions against Russia must remain in force until it helps end fighting in eastern Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump’s overtures to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Foreign … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Trump to Meet NATO Leaders in May
President Donald Trump agreed to attend a meeting of NATO leaders in May during a phone call Sunday with alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg. The conversation also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to a White House statement. Trump and the NATO secretary-general “discussed how to encourage all NATO allies to meet...
Does Trump Actually Want to Succeed?
HOUSTON—Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: James A. Baker III was the gold standard when it came to running a White House. And so far he’s not overly impressed when it comes to the troubled kickoff of the Trump administration.In his first extensive comments on America’s controversial new president, the former chief of...
US spy alliances may be tested by unpredictable Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy could hamper longstanding U.S. intelligence-sharing partnerships as countries react to a president who seeks closer ties to Russia and is unafraid to offend American allies by cracking down on immigration or getting angry with friendly leaders. Veteran spies say intelligence...
NATO Leaders Will Meet With Trump in May
NATO leaders will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Europe in May, Washington says. The meeting was agreed to in a Sunday call between Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, reports Reuters. The news agency cited a statement from the White House which said that the two men “discussed how to encourage all NATO allies to meet...
Trump Agrees To Meet NATO Leaders In Europe In May
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (Reuters) – President Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call on Sunday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.Trump was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the...
Trump Discusses NATO Visit, Ukraine In Call With Stoltenberg
The White House says President Donald Trump discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine during a call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and agreed to attend a meeting of alliance leaders later this year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump faces wrath of Republican hawks after defending Putin and saying U.S. has “a lot of killers”
Republican hawks took to Twitter and the D.C. Sunday shows to attack President Donald Trump for his latest comments defending Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal regime. Pressed by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly about how Trump could respect a “killer” like Putin, Trump said, “We got a lot of killers. What, you think our country...
McConnell, Rubio disagree with Trump’s defense of Putin
Both Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took issue with President Donald Trump’s defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday. Trump, in a widely promoted pre-Super Bowl interview Sunday with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, answered a question about Putin being a killer with an assertion...
Mike Pence: Future Of Russia Sanctions Remains Uncertain
Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration is “very troubled by the increased hostilities over the past week in eastern Ukraine,” but suggested the future of sanctions against Russia would ultimately hinge “on how the Russians respond in the days ahead.”At least 33 people were killed last week in a surge of violence between...
