Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Pilot Released in Dramatic Prison Swap
Pilot who became a national hero in Ukraine released for two Russian soldiers. …read more Source: ABC...
Swiss Law Makes It Easier To Seize, Repatriate Funds Plundered By Dictators
Switzerland’s government says it will implement a new law in July that will make it easier to seize and repatriate illicit wealth that has been stashed in its banks by foreign dictators. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Talks Up Foreign Interest in Eurobond, Investors Skeptical
Russia on Wednesday hailed its Eurobond issue as a triumph over Western obstruction, but there was no sign that big foreign investors had bought the bond and, unusually for a large issue, there was scant trading in the paper once it was placed. Russia had sold $1.75 billion in 10-year Eurobonds on Tuesday, smaller than its previous placements,...
Defiant Female Ukrainian Pilot Freed From Russia In Prisoner Swap
Ukrainian pilot and national hero Nadiya Savchenko had been held by Russia for almost two years. Russia had sentenced her to 22 years in prison for murder — she called it a propaganda stunt. …read more Source:...
Trump’s Top Campaign Adviser Made Millions From Arms Dealers, Warlords, Dictators and Oligarchs
Report: “Manafort was responsible for representing some of the world’s most unsavory clients.” Donald Trump’s top presidential campaign advisor is a world-class thug.Paul Manafort, who Trump brought on in March as his Republican Convention strategist and recently elevated to campaign chairman, has worked for notorious arms dealers,...
Ukraine’s New Hope
Nadia Sacvhenko could just turn out to be Ukraine’s Vaclav Havel; or its Lech Walesa; or its Nelson Mandela. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s New Hope
Nadia Sacvhenko could just turn out to be Ukraine’s Vaclav Havel; or its Lech Walesa; or its Nelson Mandela. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s Top Campaign Advisor Made Millions From Arms Dealers, Warlords, Dictators and Oligarchs
Report: “Manafort was responsible for representing some of the world’s most unsavory clients.” Donald Trump’s top presidential campaign advisor is a world-class thug.Paul Manafort, who Trump brought on in March as his Republican Convention strategist and recently elevated to campaign chairman, has worked for notorious arms dealers,...
Ukrainian Pilot Freed From Russian Incarceration in Prisoner Swap
A Ukrainian helicopter pilot known as the nation’s “Joan of Arc” was freed Wednesday after two years of imprisonment in exchange for two Russian servicemen. The high-level prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine was seen as a step forward in negotiations regarding the territory dispute over Crimea. “I am free,” the pilot, Lt. Nadiya...
Savchenko Released, But Fate Of Other Ukrainians Imprisoned In Russia Unclear
With Russia’s release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, who returned to a hero’s welcome in Kyiv, attention now shifts to the fate of other Ukrainians jailed in Russia on charges their supporters say are dubious. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
