Section: US & Canada
Politicians in graft-ridden Ukraine reveal slew of riches under pressure from international lenders
KYIV, Ukraine — Millions of dollars in cash, valuable artworks, luxury watches and giant mansions. That’s just a taste of the riches Ukrainian officials have revealed in asset declarations that international lenders have insisted on to help stamp out decades of post-Soviet corruption. The deadline for officials right up to President Petro...
Ashby: What will you do when Trump’s troops invade?
What will you do, when President Trump orders his troops to invade Canada? I know you may have been planning on his invasion of Mexico, thinking it would keep you safe. After all, he’s been nothing if not vocal about his opinion of Mexican immigrants: at the start of his campaign, he said, “They’re bringing drugs. They’re...
The Limits of Rodrigo Duterte’s Anti-Americanism
When Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, stood before an audience of Chinese businessmen at a trade function in the Great Hall of the People on October 20 in Beijing, he promised a “separation” from the United States. It wasn’t clear exactly what he meant, but he implied it would entail dropping the United States—his...
Moldova’s Pro-Moscow Presidential Front-Runner Says Open To EU Partnership
Igor Dodon, who won the first round of Moldova’s presidential election and is seen as having strong leanings toward Russia, says he will seek to maintain good relations with both Brussels and Moscow if elected. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Brief Life and Slow Death of Ukrainian Journalism
An independent news channel wanted to revolutionize Ukrainian media. But Ukrainians weren’t in the mood for the truth. …read more Source: Foreign...
Russia Is Not as Much of a Threat as Depicted in the Media, But Does Need a Slap in the Face
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, couldn’t catch a break in America, even before the U.S. intelligence community concluded that the Russian government had hacked the Democratic National Committee’s e-mails and had given them to Wikileaks for public release. After Putin’s annexation of Crimea and meddling in the Ukrainian...
Forget conspiracy theories. This is why Trump’s Russian connection is actually a problem.
In the past 12 hours, a flurry of stories have come out on Donald Trump’s links to Russia. One such story, at Slate, suggests that a server owned by Trump has been communicating with a Russian bank with ties to the Kremlin. Another, at Mother Jones, quotes an unnamed former intelligence officer claiming that Trump is a Russian operative,...
Russia in Wonderland
I remarked at the end of my November 2014 TAI essay, “Reflections on the Closing of the Russian Mind,” that “Russia threatens its own future more than do any of the Western powers.” That is even more true now than it was then. Russia is set upon a self-destructive course. Its ruler, or for politeness’s sake its rulers, show no present...
Russian State Newspaper Apologizes For Slovenia Crimea Story
Russia’s top state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta has issued an apology for reporting that the mayor of Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, recognized Crimea as Russian territory. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 was officially condemned across the EU, of which Slovenia is part of. Russia’s decision to send troops and...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Reject Bill To Double Their Own Salaries
Ukrainian lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have at least doubled their own salaries amid media reports about wealth and incomes of government officials and members of parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
