Section: US & Canada
Russian planes pummel Syria as Putin meets Hollande about Assad, Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and France, which both started bombing Syria this week, held talks Friday about their military operations as they tried to overcome differences on whether Syrian President Bashar Assad should stay in power. …read more Source: FOX...
Watch What Putin Does, Not What He Says
A Kremlin guard opens a door for Russian President Vladimir Putin as he enters a meeting in October. ReutersThe thing about Vladimir Putin is, it really doesn’t matter what he says. When the Russian president took to the tribune at the UN General Assembly earlier this week, he did so amid rampant expectations that he would say something...
Putin takes Syria spotlight; US coalition wants focus on IS
Russia defends its military action in Syria, sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with US on terrorist targets …read more Source:...
Russia’s Information Campaign Spreads from Ukraine to Syria
In Ukraine, the context was that there was no Russian troops in Ukraine. In Syria it has become that there are only airstrikes against the Islamic State. …read more Source: Foreign...
European Leaders to Discuss Ukraine as Russia Flexes Muscle in Syria
The summit meeting, aimed at bolstering the peace process in the east Ukraine, will most likely be overshadowed by Russia’s airstrikes. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine and Russia to Meet in Move That Could ‘Signal End of War’
Putin and Poroshenko will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. …read more Source:...
Russian, Ukrainian Leaders to Hold Talks in Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday is being overshadowed by international concerns about Russia’s military intervention… …read more Source:...
Putin takes Syria spotlight; US coalition wants focus on IS
In the space of a few days, Russian airstrikes in Syria and Putin’s diplomatic maneuvering at the U.N. first raised hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough — then brought fears of a new proxy war with the West. France, firmly opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, is targeting Islamic State extremists as part of a U.S.-led coalition. Russia...
Russian War Planes Bombs Syria; Russian TV Takes On The U.S.
Russian TV stations have updated their message. It’s no longer all about Ukraine. Now it’s all about Syria, and any Western criticism of Russia’s military actions in Syria is dismissed.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany meet in Paris for Ukraine peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
