Section: US & Canada
The Necessary Pain Of Remembrance
Photo by Andrey Skakodub Here in Kyiv, we remembered the victims of massacre on September 29th — the tens of thousands of peaceful residents whom the Nazis slaughtered on ethnic grounds. It is difficult to understand the magnitude of the crime, for which there can be no excuse, no explanation. Over a period of two days, September 29th-30th,...
Russia revamping military presence in Crimea
New and refurbished bunkers at the southern end of line of upgraded facilities …read more Source: The Globe and...
Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump’s campaign
As Donald Trump tries to keep the focus on Hillary Clinton’s email saga, Democrats are attempting to sow doubt about Trump’s cozy relationship with Russia, CBS News’ Major Garrett reports. Late Monday, The New York Times reported that the FBI spent several months over the summer investigating Russia’s potential meddling in...
American-style JCC opens in Kiev with help from JDC
(JTA) — The Ukrainian capital of Kiev, where Jewish cultural life has largely revolved around the city’s synagogues, opened its first American-style Jewish Community Center. The Halom JCC officially opened Tuesday at a ceremony attended by hundreds of guests in central Kiev, where it is expected to serve thousands of community members every...
2017 Eurovision Song Contest Date Set For Kiev, Ukraine
The Eurovision song contest is to head to Ukraine in 2017, with a record 43 countries to take part in the competition in the capital city, Kiev. Among the nations competing for a place in the semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday May 9 and 11 and the grand final on Saturday May 13 are Australia, making its third appearance despite being distinctly...
Britain ‘At Risk Of Cyberattack’ As Russia Poses Increased Threat
The growing risk of cyberattacks by foreign governments poses a serious threat to the U.K., two senior British officials have warned on Tuesday amid escalating Western rhetoric regarding Russia’s foreign policy. Speaking to The Guardian in the first newspaper interview by a serving British domestic spy chief, MI5 director Andrew Parker said...
FBI ‘Looking Into’ Foreign Business Ties Of Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort
The FBI has been conducting a preliminary inquiry into the foreign business ties of former Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort, according to reports. The news comes after the Hillary Clinton campaign lashed out at the law enforcement agency for its shock announcement of a further investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server. The...
Russian Newspaper Apologizes To Ljubljana’s Mayor For False Report On Crimea
One of Russia’s major daily newspapers, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, has apologized to Ljubljana’s Mayor Zoran Jankovic for a false report it published about Slovenia’s position on the status of Crimea, the Ukrainian region that was seized and illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Is Donald Trump a Russian Agent? A Nonpartisan Guide to National Security and Foreign Policy Issues in the Presidential Election
Click here for reuse options! Will we be less safe during the next administration? According to Hillary Clinton and her supporters, Donald Trump is crazy friendly with Russian president Vladimir Putin, a bad man who hates America and threatens its interests, and therefore Trump cannot be trusted even with U.S. intelligence secrets, much less the...
Here’s The Latest Big News On Russia And The U.S. Election
A whirlwind of news on Monday strongly suggests that Donald Trump has deep ties to Russia. Or that there’s no evidence of a link between the GOP nominee and the Russian government. The contradictory reports do make clear that Justice Department officials have been investigating Trump and his associates to see whether they have ties to...
