Section: US & Canada
Russia Rehearses Swiftly Moving Military Hardware to Crimea
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters)–Russian naval and land forces have practiced swiftly moving military hardware and troops to annexed Crimea as part of a logistics exercise which foreshadows much larger war games there next month, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The training exercise comes at a time of heightened tension between Russia and...
Putin, in Crimea, condemns ‘terrorist attacks’ by Ukraine
He calls the issue “alarming” but says the Kremlin does not intend to cut ties with Kiev. …read more Source: USA...
Why Did Donald Trump Demote Paul Manafort? More Pro-Russian Party Allegations Emerge As Ukraine Calls For Investigation
Paul Manafort is not having a good week. A Ukrainian lawmaker called for a graft probe to be launched against Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign chairman over nearly $13 million worth of payments intended for him from the party of deposed former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: International Business...
Russian Opposition Party Will Not Campaign In Annexed Crimea
Russia’s opposition PARNAS party will not campaign for Russia’s upcoming legislative elections in the annexed region of Crimea because the Ukrainian government has denied permission for it to do so. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Begins Military Drill in Crimea as Ukraine Tension Mounts
Russia’s armed forces have kicked off tactical exercises on the Crimean peninsula, according to state news agency Itar-Tass, as Ukraine has expressed concern about the mounting tension in its southeast. Crimea has been under Russian control since 2014, with Russia fully integrating it in its security network, however, Ukraine and the U.N....
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Ukrainian government of sabotaging peace accords for the country’s east during a visit to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
A conflict in eastern Ukraine between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops has killed more than 9,500 people but 2015 peace accords signed in Minsk, Belarus, has helped to make the fighting less intense. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Ukrainian government of sabotaging peace accords for the country’s east during a visit to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014 …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine Shows Evidence Of Secret Payments Allegedly Made To Trump Aide Manafort
Ukrainian authorities have published excerpts from secret accounting ledgers of former President Viktor Yanukovych’s political party documenting more than $12.7 million in under-the-table payments that were earmarked for Paul Manafort, who is now U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. …read more Source:...
Russia marks 25th years since failed Soviet coup
MOSCOW (AP) — Few Russians are marking Friday’s 25th anniversary of a coup attempt which heralded the demise of the Soviet Union, a holiday ignored in official circles because of its revolutionary, anti-establishment nature. On Aug. 19, 1991, eight hard-line Communist leaders seized power from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, declaring...
