Section: US & Canada
Germany’s New Foreign Minister Says Core Values Remain Europe, Transatlantic Partnership
Germany’s new foreign minister has said that Europe, the transatlantic partnership with the United States, and multilateralism will remain the core values of German foreign policy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
President Trump and Russia’s Putin Are Going to Talk on the Phone This Weekend
(MOSCOW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to use a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled for Saturday to congratulate him on taking office and to exchange views on the current state of bilateral ties, the Kremlin said. Asked if they would discuss Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking to reporters on a...
The Morning Vertical, January 27, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Jails Brazilian For 13 Years Over Conflict In East
A Brazilian citizen who authorities say fought alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Kyiv court. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Releases Georgian Wanted In Russia For Murder
Ukraine has released a Georgian man who is wanted in Russia on suspicion of murder and fought against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ranked: International Relationships Trump’s Made Complicated
Britain’s Theresa May will become the first world leader to officially visit President Donald Trump on Friday, but the newly inaugurated leader of the free world is already making his mark on global relationships. While Trump’s effect on Brexit Britain is still to be seen—it will be years before any free-trade negotiations between the...
Kremlin says Putin-Trump call set for Saturday
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to speak by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the conversation is set for Saturday, according to Russian news agencies. Putin congratulated Trump on his victory shortly after his election, but the...
Ukraine Condemns Nazi Graffiti On Gravestones At Cemetery Outside Kyiv
Unidentified vandals have spray-painted Nazi graffiti at a memorial cemetery in Ukraine where some Poles are buried. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
British PM Theresa May: Engage With Putin ‘But Beware’
The West should engage with Russia but remain wary about Moscow’s intentions, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on January 26 ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Philadelphia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Reflections on the Maidan Revolution, a Voyage to Odessa, Donald Trump, Trans-Atlantic Disarray and Ironies of “Western Modernity”
Aghast at the rise of Donald Trump and the slow disintegration of the European Union, many Ukrainians may certainly wonder about the legacy of Maidan. Foremost in the minds of many revolutionaries who sought to topple the unpopular government of Viktor Yanukovych was the overarching need to bring Ukraine into line with supposedly western...
