Section: US & Canada
Russia Removes Crimean Journalist Semena From ‘Terrorist’ List
RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena — a journalist who was convicted of separatism in Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Crimea region before a court there expunged his criminal record — has been removed from Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Giuliani Laments Having Only ‘Five Friends Left’ After Failing To Hang Up On Reporter
Sad! Upon thinking that he hung up on a Daily News reporter Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani began complaining about former New York Gov. George Pataki and how he only has “five friends left.” Giuliani, who’s gained a reputation for butt-dialing journalists, was overheard by the Daily News reporter confessing to someone he called “Tony.” The...
Trump’s Revenge Campaign
When it comes to the National Security Council, even a deeply divided Washington has generally agreed on two things. The first is that the staff serves at the president’s pleasure. The second is that the NSC has grown far too large over the past 20 years, bloated by the demands of presidents and forever war. Despite this agreement, however,...
Pompeo Says ‘Crimea Is Ukraine’ On Anniversary Of Russia’s Seizure
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington “does not and will not ever recognize” Moscow’s claim to Ukraine’s Crimea region, which it seized in 2014 and annexed. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The End of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Honeymoon
Changing Ukraine is much harder than its president thought. Here is how Zelensky should reboot his presidency and secure his place in history. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Democrats press World Bank chief on meeting with Ukrainian president amid Trump pressure
Six House Democrats on Wednesday asked World Bank President David Malpass to explain an August meeting with the Ukrainan president amid President Trump’s decision to withhold defense aid from Ukraine.The lawmakers voiced concerns that Malpass’s… …read more Source:: The...
Ex-Kremlin aide says Ukraine will never reclaim rebel east
MOSCOW — A former senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine will never be able to regain control over the separatist-controlled east. Vladislav Surkov, who lost his job as Putin’s adviser on Ukraine earlier this month, said in remarks published Wednesday that he stepped down because of a shift in the Kremlin...
The UN, where rights abusers get to be on the human rights council
It would be a sufficiently damning indictment of the United Nations that on the 75th anniversary of the global body’s founding, the state of international multilateralism is in utter disarray and mass murderers, war criminals and their torture states enjoy almost total impunity from the reach of international law. But it gets worse....
Ukraine destroys 37,000 bottles of adulterated vodka
Ukrainian authorities began the task of destroying 37,000 bottles of illicit adulterated vodka, a national ‘record’ in a country where consumption of illegal alcohol regularly poisons and even kills. …read more Source:: CTV...
Zelenskiy Declares Feb. 26 Memorial Day to Mark Russia’s Seizure of Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has issued a decree designating February 26 a memorial day to mark the seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region by Russia in 2014.Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in March 2014 after sending in troops and staging a referendum deemed illegitimate by at least 100 countries. In April that year, Russia...
