Section: US & Canada
The Morning Vertical, October 4, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Syria Peace Efforts Plunge as US Suspends Talks With Russia
WASHINGTON—International efforts to end the fighting in Syria have been dealt a serious blow, with the United States suspending direct contacts with Russia on halting the war, and chilly relations are turning even frostier after Russia put a hold on a plutonium disposal deal with Washington. The two decisions, announced in their respective...
The Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF Asks Ukraine For Results In Fight Against Graft
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Ukraine to show progress in fighting corruption and pushing through other reforms. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Summons Dutch Ambassador To Complain About MH17 Findings
Moscow summoned the Dutch ambassador on October 3 to complain about a criminal investigation last week that concluded that a missile brought in from Russia shot down a passenger jet flying over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada donates $8.1 for Ukrainian police reform
Canada will provide the government of Ukraine with up to $8.1 million in new funding to support the country’s new police force, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion announced over the weekend. Dion made the announcement in Regina while attending the Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians to celebrate a triple anniversary: the 75th...
U.S.-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 28, 2015. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) WASHINGTON—Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over...
US-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over failed efforts to end the war in Syria and President Vladimir Putin put on hold a deal with the U.S. on disposing weapons-grade plutonium. On the surface, the … …read more...
US-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine
Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over failed efforts to end the war in Syria and President Vladimir … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
