Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s National Guard gets new vehicles
Geoff ZiezulewiczKIEV, Ukraine, May 16 (UPI) — The Ukrainian National Guard has received six advanced armored personnel carriers from Ukroboronprom subsidiary Kyiv Armored Plant. …read more Source: United Press...
Why Vladimir Putin Wants Destabilization, Not Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
On April 1, 2016, hostilities erupted in the Armenian-majority, Azerbaijan-occupied autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Border tensions and occasional skirmishes have been regular occurrences in the disputed territory since the May 1994 ceasefire agreement, but the recent clashes were the worst outbreak of violence in two decades. As Armenia...
Canadian ambassador fears Ukraine conflict could drag on for decades
OTTAWA — Canada’s top diplomat in Ukraine is worried the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which has resulted in a new Cold War between Russia and the West, could drag on for years or even decades. Wikimedia Commons But while advances have been made in stamping out corruption in the police and government, Ambassador Roman Waschuk says...
Ukraine celebrates Eurovision victory, Russia grouses
Ed AdamczykSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 16 (UPI) — Tensions between Russia and Ukraine were stoked by the victory of a Ukrainian singer in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. …read more Source: United Press...
Eurovision’s Music Drowns Out Politics
Ukraine won the contest with a political entry. Voters didn’t seem to mind. …read more Source:...
On the Brink of Disaster: Can Congress Save the U.S. Military?
Justin T. Johnson Security, The defense authorization bill is the best chance Congress has to stop the downward spiral that our military faces This week the House of Representatives takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2017. Much of the debate and media coverage will revolve around a handful of controversial...
Congress Must Act Now to Start Rebuilding the US Military
This week the House of Representatives takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2017. Much of the debate and media coverage will revolve around a handful of controversial provisions ranging from nuclear weapons to religious freedom. These debates are important, but the most important question that Americans should...
Official: Russia could boycott Eurovision over Crimea song
Ukraine will host next year’s singing contest following Jamala’s victory. …read more Source: USA...
Russian Vacations To Crimea Down 25 Percent
Fewer Russians are booking vacations to Ukraine’s Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula this year compared to 2015. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Politics And Music? Russians React To Ukraine Winning Eurovision
Muscovites on Red Square gave mixed reactions to Russia’s third-place finish in the Eurovision Song Contest. Some claimed Ukraine’s victory reflected a political bias against Russia. Sergei Lazarev of Russia lost to Jamala’s melancholic tune about Josef Stalin’s 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars. (AP Video)...
