Section: US & Canada
Kiev in Denial
Ukraine’s leaders think their country is too important to fail. They’re wrong. …read more Source: Foreign...
OSCE Official Says Monitors Need ‘Unfettered’ Access In Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is demanding unfettered access across eastern Ukraine after one of its monitoring missions there was threatened at gunpoint by Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump co-chair on Crimea: He was ‘thinking about something else’
Donald Trump’s campaign co-chairman offered up an alternate explanation for the Republican nominee’s recent comments about the geopolitical situation between Russia and Crimea: He “was thinking about something else” when he said that Vladimir Putin would not invade Ukraine.“I think, you know, I’ve run for office and I would —...
Putin Unveils Russian Army Monument in Slovenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin joined his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor at Slovenia’s Russian Chapel and unveiled a monument to Russian troops during a visit on Saturday, Slovenian state news agency STA reports. Putin visited Slovenia over the weekend, marking the 100th anniversary of the holy site near the Vrsic Pass in the former...
Ukrainians React To Trump’s Comments On Crimea
In a TV interview, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would consider recognizing Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. That stance would be a reversal of the Obama administration’s refusal to recognize the 2014 occupation and annexation of Crimea. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service...
Paul Krugman Reveals the ‘Real Sinners’ Behind Trump
Trump poses a very real threat to our democracy. How are these so-called leaders justifying their support? Paul Krugman is incredulous about the mounting horrors of the Trump campaign and spends his Monday column once again trying to inject some reasonable thinking into the debate about how to vote come November. Depressingly, he notes that a...
The Latest: Trump explains Russia-Ukraine comment
The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign. (all times EDT): … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Trump Surrogate Pushes Pro-Putin Line That Russia Hasn’t Seized Crimea (VIDEO)
A surrogate for Donald Trump’s campaign argued on Sunday that Russia has not seized Crimea from Ukraine, even though Vladimir Putin seized the region more than two years ago. Read More → …read more Source:...
Trump Scrambles To Undo Goof On Russian Invasion Of Crimea
After Donald Trump appeared to forget that Russia invaded the Ukrainian territory of Crimea in 2014 during an interview aired on Sunday, he attempted damage control on Monday morning, insisting that he was talking about preventing future Russian aggression in the region. Read More → …read more Source:...
The Latest: Trump explains Russia-Ukraine comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign. (all times EDT):10 a.m.Donald Trump is trying to explain comments that suggested… …read more Source:...
