Section: US & Canada
Fugitive Ukrainian Lawmaker Hits Back, Accusing Poroshenko Of War Profiteering
A fugitive Ukrainian lawmaker, whose accusations of top-level corruption have sparked a political furor, has charged that President Petro Poroshenko’s allies are profiting from supplying troops fighting Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Foiled Coup Plot in US-Allied Montenegro Has Russia’s Fingerprints All Over It
A recently foiled coup plot in the small but geographically important Balkan nation of Montenegro underscores the lengths to which Russia will go to undermine democracy and exert its influence in the region. Unfortunately, it’s doubtful many Americans have heard about it. Montenegro held parliamentary elections on Oct. 16. The party of...
NATO, Russia Talk But Remain Divided on Ukraine
NATO and Russia held more than three hours of talks on Monday, discussing ways to reduce military accidents but also underscoring their deep disagreement on the conflict in Ukraine. Western diplomats said the fact that the NATO-Russia Council, where the Russian ambassador to the North Atlantic alliance sits with members states’ envoys, had...
IMF Chief Lagarde Found Guilty In French Tycoon Payout Trial
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – French judges convicted IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Monday of negligence for a state payout made while she served as France’s finance minister in 2008, but imposed no punishment, citing her preoccupation at the time with the global financial crisis.It was unclear whether the verdict would force Lagarde...
NATO and Russia talked for 3 hours, but they’re still as divided as ever on Ukraine
Thomson ReutersNATO and Russia held more than three hours of talks on Monday, discussing ways to reduce military accidents but also underscoring their deep disagreement on the conflict in Ukraine. Western diplomats said the fact that the NATO-Russia Council, where the Russian ambassador to the North Atlantic alliance sits with members...
NATO, Russia discuss air safety talks but differ on Ukraine
NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official says, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea …read more Source: U.S....
NATO, Russia Discuss Air Safety Talks but Differ on Ukraine
NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official says, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea …read more Source: ABC...
NATO, Russia discuss air safety talks but differ on Ukraine
NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Monday, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea. NATO … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
NATO, Russia discuss air safety talks but differ on Ukraine
NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Monday, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea. NATO … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
‘We Had A Future. And A Past.’
I’m telling you, the book Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich is a stunner. I’m finding it hard to put down. It’s an oral history of life in post-Soviet Russia. Alexievich simply lets people talk — all kinds of people. In the US, most of us figured that all Russians, aside from Communist Party officials, would be thrilled to...
