Section: US & Canada
Putin Wants Victory, Not Detente
Don’t read too much into Russia’s gestures on Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source:...
Ukraine receives counter-fire radar systems
Richard TomkinsKIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 17 (UPI) — The United States has delivered two AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar to Ukraine to strengthen the country’s defense and security operations capability. …read more Source: United Press...
Russia Proposes Ukraine Debt Restructuring
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to restructure Ukraine’s $3 billion debt to Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin’s Deal for Ukraine Isn’t Enough
Why should Ukraine pay $3 billion back to the country that destabilized it? …read more Source:...
The US Is Still Manipulating the UN After 70 Years
Although President Barack Obama said he opposes “endless war” and “America’s combat mission in Afghanistan may be over,” he announced that the 9,800 US troops presently there will remain. Obama had previously stated that he would cut the US force in half, but he has decided to maintain the current troop level until...
The Big Green Tent and the Subversive Power of Books
Angie WangT he big green tent revolves around banned books, a subject familiar to Ludmila Ulitskaya, one of Russia’s most acclaimed writers and, at 72, an outspoken protester against the Putin regime. Back in 1970, she was a young biologist who got fired from the Institute of General Genetics at the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences for...
Is Putin Going Soft on Ukraine?
At the G20 summit today, Vladimir Putin appeared to make a big concession to Ukraine by announcing that Russia would be willing to restructure Kyiv’s upcoming $3 billion debt repayment on a bond coming due December 20. Putin offered to free Ukraine from all payments this year, and instead have them pay $1 billion in 2016, 2017, and 2018...
Putin proposes Ukraine debt restructuring
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing restructuring the $3 billion debt owed by Ukraine to his country. …read more Source: CNS...
Justin Trudeau tells Russia’s Putin to end ‘interference’ in Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a blunt message during a brief chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin: back off Ukraine. Trudeau said the two leaders had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey. …read more Source: National...
Justin Trudeau tells Russia’s Putin to end ‘interference’ in Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a blunt message during a brief chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin: back off Ukraine. …read more Source:...
