Section: US & Canada
Vladimir Putin Says He Wants to Cooperate With Donald Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he wants to reset relations with the United States when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in order to work together on range of issues, including terrorism. “We are ready for cooperation with the new U.S. administration,” Putin said in a speech at the Kremlin, according to a Bloomberg...
Ukraine Launches Black Sea Drill Despite Tension With Russia
Ukraine has launched a missile drill in the south, near Crimea, despite repeated warnings by Russian state media that this risks incurring Moscow’s retaliation. The two-day drill off the Black Sea coast of Ukraine’s Kherson region started on Thursday morning, after Russian state-run news agency Tass reported that Russian anti-missile...
Putin hopes to fix ties with US, pool anti-terror efforts
The speech reflected Moscow’s hope that President-elect Donald Trump could help repair ties with Washington that have sunk to a post-Cold War low over the crisis in Ukraine, the Syria war and other disputes. Tensions escalated during the U.S. election campaign, when President Barack Obama’s administration accused Moscow of hacking...
SitRep: Russia and Ukraine, at the Brink?; House and Senate Looking to Press, Contain Moscow
Indian Navy Struggles; Trump’s Strange Call with Pakistani Leader, And Lots More …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukrainian Civilians Suffer Deadly Fallout Of Land Mines
With a separatist conflict simmering in eastern Ukraine, land mines are taking a heavy toll on the civilian population. Last year alone, some 600 people — including many children — were killed or injured by mines or other explosive devices. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lithuanian Civilians, Fearing Russian Attack, Prepare for the Worst
Rasa Miskinyte spent last Saturday in a freezing forest near Lithuania’s capital learning to gather water from a pond with a condom, to filter it through sand, charcoal and cloth, and to make her own stove from a beer can. She thought some basic survival skills would be helpful if Russian troops ever entered Vilnius and her family escaped...
Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine holds missile tests
Stephen FellerKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 30 (UPI) — Russian air defenses have been put on high alert ahead of Ukraine’s missile tests this weekend, warning they will retaliate if the tests happen. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine starts missile test near Crimea, angering Russia
Ukraine began two days of missile tests near Crimea on Thursday – a move that has angered Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia has deployed warships near Crimea in response to Ukrainian missile tests
Russian Warships from have taken up position off Crimea to help strengthen air defenses in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby …read more Source: Business...
Will Russia Go To War With Ukraine? Kiev Begins Missile Drills Close To Crimea Despite Moscow’s Threats
The Ukrainian military said Thursday that Kiev had begun missile launch drills close to the border with Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula, ignoring Moscow’s threats of a retaliatory strike. “The launches have already begun, so everything is going according to plan,” Vladimir Kryzhanovsky, chief of the southern branch of the Ukrainian...
