Section: US & Canada
Russia: Ukraine’s Eurovision win ‘political’
The winner of Europe’s immensely popular Eurovision Song Contest might have stoked tensions in Russia, but in her homeland she’s being lauded as a hero. …read more Source:...
Russia To Upgrade Crimean Radar Station To Detect Missile Launches From Black Sea, Mediterranean
Russia will upgrade a radar station near Sevastopol in Crimea to detect potential missile launches from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Sputnik News reported Tuesday, citing Izvestia newspaper. The development comes on the heels of a U.S. missile shield going operational in Romania — a move Moscow views as a threat to Russia’s...
The Morning Vertical, May 17, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Eurovision victory ‘makes no difference’ for Tatars
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says Ukrainian singer Jamala’s Eurovision victory “makes no difference on the ground” for Crimean… …read more Source:...
New police force finds old habits die hard in Ukraine
By Matthias Williams and Margaryta Chornokondratenko KIEV (Reuters) – The launch of Ukraine’s new police patrol force last year sparked an… …read more Source:...
Russia says no IMF aid for Ukraine unless it pays its debt
Russia says it won’t support a much-needed International Monetary Fund aid package for Ukraine unless it stipulates a debt repayment to Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia Says No IMF Aid for Ukraine Unless It Pays Its Debt
Russia says it won’t support a much needed International Monetary Fund aid package for Ukraine unless it stipulates a debt repayment to Russia …read more Source: ABC...
Russia says no IMF aid for Ukraine unless it pays its debt
Russia says it won’t support a much-needed International Monetary Fund aid package for Ukraine unless it stipulates a debt repayment to Russia. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Russia Cries Conspiracy Over Eurovision
First a drag queen won amid Putins crackdown on LGBT rights. Now a Crimean Tatar calling out Stalins atrocities has taken the prizeand Putinists blame the demonization of Russia. …read more Source: The Daily...
Opinion: Eurovision shows art follows invasion
Eurovision has always been political spectacle, says Mayhill C. Fowler. And Ukraine and Russia have a longer history of politics making their culture entertaining. …read more Source:...
