Section: US & Canada
Captain Putin Monument Planned in Crimea by Nationalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon be immortalized as a sea captain, in Crimea, local Russian nationalist activists have announced. Brandishing a concept artwork of Putin, in naval uniform, at the helm of a ship, Sergey Shuvaynikov, who is a local councilor for the Russian nationalist LDPR party, announced he and others were collecting...
Ultra-nationalist ‘War Camps’ Train Russian Youths
Deep in the woods on the outskirts of Moscow, a sudden burst of gunfire sends a flock of birds screeching into the sky. A dozen people dressed in military fatigues scale a crumbling, abandoned high-rise with Kalashnikovs strapped to their backs. This is a “war camp” organized by the ultra-nationalist Eurasian Youth Union, known as ESM, the youth...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French leaders to meet in Berlin …read more Source:...
Ultra-nationalist ‘war camps’ train Russian youths
A dozen people dressed in military fatigues scale a crumbling, abandoned high-rise with Kalashnikovs strapped to their backs. […] camps, which are on the rise in Russia, imitate a broader Kremlin policy of “patriotic education” that has seen a marked increase in government funding in recent years. The ESM camps serve as breeding...
Germany to host eastern Ukraine peace talks
Germany says it will host a meeting on Wednesday between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the presidents of Russia, Ukraine and France to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine — their first summit in a year. …read more Source:...
From NATO to Islamic State, the US Presidential Candidates’ Foreign Policy Positions
Concerned about the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, the world has been watching closely as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump tout their plans for handling terrorism and other global issues. A former secretary of state known as a hawk on foreign policy, Clinton says she wants to use “all the tools of power” – from...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French Leaders to Meet in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine – their first summit in a year, her office said.Merkel invited Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian… …read more Source:...
Clinton Email Server Hit in Cyber Attacks From Russians, Other Hackers
Hackers from Russia attempted to break in to Hillary Clinton’s private email server although the cyber intrusions did not appear to be successful, according to FBI documents made public Monday. FBI investigators issued a qualified assessment of whether foreign hackers broke into the email server, stating in the heavily redacted report that...
German, Russian, Ukrainian, French Leaders to Meet in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host a meeting with the Russian, Ukrainian and French presidents on Wednesday to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine – their first summit in a year, her office said. Merkel invited Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and French President Francois Hollande to...
Berlin will host a four-way Ukraine summit in hope to end crisis that has claimed 10,000 lives
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will hold a summit in Berlin on Wednesday to “evaluate the implementation” of the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
