Section: US & Canada
US to Switch On European Missile Shield Despite Russian Alarm
The United States’ European missile defense shield goes live on Thursday almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite Russian warnings that the West is threatening the peace in central Europe. Amid high Russia-West tension, U.S. and NATO officials will declare operational the shield at a remote...
Why the OSCE Keeps Failing to Make Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azad Garibov Security, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh The Minsk Group’s co-chairs could put Azerbaijan and Armenia on the road to resolution. The unprecedented escalation of hostilities on the frontline between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia on April 2–5, 2016, brought the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict back onto the...
Ukraine Tracks Down Old Master Paintings Stolen from Verona
The 17 precious paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy, including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna, have been recovered by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in what the nation’s president hailed Wednesday as a “brilliant operation.”President Petro… …read more Source:...
Ukraine Talks in Germany Make Progress on Security Issues
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine reached several agreements Wednesday to improve security in the war-torn Donbas region, but failed to agree on holding elections in that part of eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by Russia-backed separatists. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who hosted the talks with...
Panama Files Show Russian Crackdown on Offshoring Is Failing
MOSCOW—The thousands of Russian names on a list of offshore companies suggests President Vladimir Putin’s effort to crack down on such entities is ineffective, experts say, and highlights how keeping wealth abroad remains one of the few ways to keep it safe from corrupt local officials. A database published by investigative journalists on...
U.S. Missile-Defense System In Romania To Go Operational As Russian Fumes
The ambitious U.S. plan to protect Europe from ballistic missiles goes online this week, and Russia is already making clear that a stern, if not outright belligerent, response may be forthcoming. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Recovers 17 Paintings Stolen In Italy
Ukraine says it has recovered 17 paintings that were stolen from an Italian museum last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Gears up Missile Defense System in Europe to Protect Against Middle Eastern Threats. Here’s Why Russia Isn’t Pleased.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. missile defense system aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats is moving into higher gear this week, with a site in Romania becoming operational on Thursday and officials breaking ground at another site in Poland a day later. The system has been under development for years and is, NATO and U.S....
Ukraine tracks down Old Master paintings stolen from Verona
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has hailed the ex-Soviet nation’s law enforcement agencies for tracking down prized Renaissance paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine tracks down Renaissance paintings stolen from Verona
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has hailed the ex-Soviet nation’s law enforcement agencies for tracking down prized Renaissance paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy. President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that the “brilliant operation” to recover 17 paintings by Rubens, Tintoretto, Pisanello and other Old...
