Section: US & Canada
Russia-Ukraine Cyberattack Update: Security Company Links Moscow Hacker Group To Electricity Shut Down
An American cyber intelligence company says it has linked a cyberattack that took down electricity in Ukraine to a Moscow-based hacker group known as Sandworm, Reuters reported. The cyberattack is the first ever linked to a power outage, an event experts predicted would be the next major escalation in the cybersecurity field. …read more...
Ukrainian Tycoon Takes Russia To Court Over Seized Crimean Assets
The seizure of Ukrainian assets on Crimea after its annexation by Russia is in the spotlight after an international court said it would consider a case filed against Moscow by a Ukrainian tycoon. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why is NATO Inducting Military Midgets Like Montenegro?
Is NATO a military alliance or social club? The “North Atlantic” Treaty Organization invited Montenegro to join. With 2,080 men under arms, Podgorica is a military nullity. Having peacefully separated from Serbia years ago, Montenegro neither threatens nor is threatened by anyone. Adding it to NATO is like accumulating Facebook...
Hungarian PM refuses to support EU sanctions against Poland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday flagged a veto on any possible European Union sanctions against Poland, a strong regional ally, following a recent meeting with the head of Poland’s ruling party. “The European Union should not think about applying any sort of sanctions against Poland, because that would require full unanimity...
Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis
Follow all of the latest developments as they happen. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Home Schooling Amid A Military Standoff In Eastern Ukraine
The village of Zaytsevo, near Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, is split down the middle by checkpoints and armed forces. On one side is the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. On the other side are Ukrainian government forces. Sporadic shelling strikes the town in spite of a cease-fire. Some children are separated from their school by...
Hungary PM flags veto of any EU sanctions against Poland
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday flagged a veto on any possible European Union sanctions against Poland, a… …read more Source:...
Garrison Petawawa troops to come home from Ukraine mission within two weeks
Canadian troops from Garrison Petawawa, and other military installations, who are in Ukraine on Operation Unifier should be back home by mid-January. Up to 200 Canadian Forces personnel are in Ukraine as part of the training mission that is to run until early 2017. Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney, commander of the training task force, told Defence Watch...
Ukraine’s ‘hybrid war’ against rebels offers lessons for Canada’s military
The Ukraine army faces a “formidable foe” in eastern Ukraine, says the commander of the Canadian Forces training mission. It is the kind of multifaceted insurgency that is also teaching the Canadian Army some new tactics. …read more Source:...
Russian Hacker Sandworm Blamed For Ukraine Power Outage
U.S. cyberintelligence firm iSight Partners said it is certain that a Russian hacking group known as Sandworm caused last month’s unprecedented power outage in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
