Section: US & Canada
OSCE: Cease-Fire Violations In Eastern Ukraine At ‘Worrying Levels’
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine says that the number of violations of the cease-fire deal between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists is at the highest level in months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, April 28, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian pilot expected to be extradited soon
Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia, one of her lawyers said Thursday. …read more Source: CTV...
Dewar ‘not considering’ leadership run, says party needs to rebuild from the bottom up
Nov7CD101 Former NDP MP Paul Dewar says he hasn’t had time to think about whether he wants to launch another bid for the NDP leadership since his unexpected defeat by the Liberal wave in Ottawa Centre last Oct. 19. Though he won’t rule out a run to succeed Tom Mulcair, Dewar says he’s not sure what’s next on his horizon....
The Dispute About the South China Sea Is Also a Dispute About History and America’s Role
The U.S.S. John C. Stennis, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, plowed through the azure waters of the South China Sea in late April, as implacable as one of the world’s largest warships ought to be. Escorting the super-carrier, which was carrying more than 3,000 military personnel on a route some 125 nautical miles east of...
Shell-Shocked: Ukraine’s Trauma
It’s been two years since pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine broke away from the rest of the country, triggering a war that has killed more than 9,000 people, displaced a million civilians, and left entire towns and villages in ruins.Ukraine’s government was wholly unprepared for the conflict, and its armed forces had been...
Lawyer: extradition of Ukrainian pilot expected soon
A lawyer for a jailed Ukrainian pilot says his client has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
Lawyer: extradition of Ukrainian pilot expected soon
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for a jailed Ukrainian pilot says his client has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia. Nadezhda Savchenko, who was captured by Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014, was sentenced to 22 years in prison last month for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian journalists. The extradition...
Lawyer: extradition of Ukrainian pilot expected soon
A lawyer for a jailed Ukrainian pilot says his client has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Report: Russia Detains Savchenko’s Sister At Ukrainian Border
Reuters is reporting that Russia has detained Nadia Savchenko’s sister at the Ukrainian border after she visited the jailed Ukrainian pilot in prison. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
