Section: US & Canada
Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem
A senior Russian military official says domestic industries have learned to produce engines and other parts previously imported from Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem
A senior Russian military official says domestic industries have learned to produce engines and other parts previously imported from Ukraine. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in a Tuesday interview … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian military official says domestic industries have learned to produce engines and other parts previously imported from… …read more Source:...
McCain, in Estonia, Defends Need for NATO to Deter Russia
A leading American senator is telling Baltic state leaders they can count on continued U.S. support from the incoming Donald Trump administration in the event of any Russian aggression. Sen. John McCain, a member of President-elect Trump’s Republican party, also said Tuesday in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, that he does not foresee any...
With US abstention, Israel again forced to face reality of world’s rejection of settlements
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 23: United States permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, center at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, Dec. 23, 2016. (Volkan Furuncu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (JTA) – Ahead of the unknowns a Trump administration will bring to American Middle East policy,...
In 2017, Putin faces his toughest challenge: Russian pessimism
After several years of economic hardship and international pressure over its annexation of Crimea, Russia may see its lot improve next year. But most are skeptical of the possibility of lasting change. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Ukraine’s Savchenko Unveils New Public Movement
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko has announced the formation of a new movement after a split with her former political party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Calls U.S. Move To Better Arm Syrian Rebels A ‘Hostile Act’
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, a move it said would directly threaten Russian forces in Syria.Moscow last year launched a campaign of air strikes in Syria to help President Bashar...
Two Ukrainian Prisoners Freed in Warring East
Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have released two women they had held prisoner as suspected spies. The release of Anzhelika Presnyakova and Olga Svorak took place Tuesday morning in Donetsk, one of two regions where Russia-backed rebels have been fighting Ukrainian forces since April 2014. The war has killed more than 9,600 people. Svorak, a...
McCain: permanent US troops in Estonia, rather than rotation
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sen. John McCain has pledged U.S. support to the security of Russia’s three Baltic neighbors amid worries that the U.S. may not be fully committed to the defense of NATO allies following statements by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. He added that Washington should consider basing troops permanently at least in...
