Section: US & Canada
Donald Trump is now openly questioning the national intelligence agencies
FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2017 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. China’s Foreign Ministry has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might use support of Taiwan as a bargaining chip in future negotiations between the two sides. (AP...
The Morning Vertical, January 16, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden: Keep Sanctions On Russia For ‘Aggression’ In Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on the international community to maintain economic sanctions against Russia for what he called its continued “aggression” in Ukraine. Biden made the comment following a meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on January 16 in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. (AP) …read more...
The Briefing: Let’s Make A Deal
On the new Power Vertical Briefing, we discuss what lies ahead in U.S.-Russian relations in the age of Donald Trump. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden Urges Ukraine To ‘Root Out’ Corruption
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Ukrainian leaders to continue their fight against corruption and cronyism. Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on January 16, Biden called on the country’s politicians to place the public good above personal gain. (AP) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Muted reaction in Russia to Trump’s talk of nuclear arms cut
In an interview with the Times of London published on Sunday, Trump indicated that he could end sanctions imposed on Russia in the aftermath of the 2014 annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal. Russia isn’t so anxious to get the sanctions lifted that it is prepared to “sacrifice something, especially in what...
In Kiev, Biden says world must stand against Russian aggression
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday that the international community must stand against Russian aggression and urged… …read more Source:...
Muted reaction in Russia to Trump’s talk of nuclear arms cut
MOSCOW (AP) — Suggestions by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that sanctions against Russia could be lifted in exchange for a nuclear arms cut have attracted a frosty reception in Moscow. Konstantin Kosachev, Kremlin-connected chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the upper house of parliament, said on Monday that Russia is not so anxious...
U.S. Vice President Biden Making Final Ukraine Visit
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Ukraine for talks with the country’s leaders to underline U.S. support for Kyiv and also mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BANGKOK (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the...
