Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Pilot Jailed in Russia Launches New Hunger Strike
Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukranian military pilot jailed in Russia for allegedly killing two Russian journalists, launched a hunger strike Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, according to her lawyer. Savchenko’s lawyer Mark Feigin said on Twitter that she started a “dry” hunger strike, in which she is refusing both food and water. Feigin...
Ukraine’s president denies wrongdoing after Panama Papers link him to offshore accounts
Petro Poroshenko say it was necessary to create an offshore holding company to put his candy business in a blind trust when he became president of Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Toronto...
These 5 Facts Explain the Massive Political Fallout from the Panama Papers
Political scandals in Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia and other emerging markets feed the deep suspicions ordinary people have that political and business elites are gaming the system to enrich themselves. Resentment over widening wealth gaps is also fueling populist U.S. presidential campaigns in both parties. Against this backdrop, the...
Corruption and Lack of Economic Freedom Are Common Themes in Panama Papers
As The Atlantic has reported, “Disclosures from the Panama Papers are rocking the global political elite.” Although not all of the activities alleged in the papers may ultimately be determined to be unethical or illegal, it is instructive to look at the correlations between many of the people named in the papers and the scores of their countries...
US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente
Stephen F. CohenIs the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine? …read more Source: The...
Putin Heavy Heads Up New Anti-Activist Squad
Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered concern from the opposition after announcing the formation of a new National Guard, headed by his ex-chief of security, answering to Putin himself. The Kremlin issued an official decree on Tuesday evening, signed by Putin, in which he ordered that Interior Ministry rapid response and riot police...
Building a Language to Communicate With Extraterrestrials
The Allan Telescope Array, a radio telescope for combined radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill / WikimediaLast July, the Russian billionaire Yuri Milner launched a campaign called the Breakthrough Initiatives, a $100-million dollar donation to be doled out to scientists working on the...
GEORGE FRIEDMAN: Russia will be ready to invade Ukraine again by 2017
“If Ukraine can’t be a Russian satellite, Putin wants it to at least stay neutral.” …read more Source: Business...
Poroshenko Defends Himself Over ‘Panama Papers’ Leak
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has defended himself in the massive leak of records on offshore accounts that has named political officials, businesspeople, and celebrities from around the world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch vote on E.U.-Ukraine trade becomes forum for wider anger against Brussels
The outcome does not derail the trade pact, but serves as bellwether for E.U. critics. …read more Source: The Washington...
