Section: US & Canada
Russia And Ukraine Conflict Takes To the Skies: Airline Sanctions Are Latest High-Flying Economic Battle
A new economic battleground is unfolding between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian government announced last week a ban on Russian airlines flying into the country, and Russia struck back Monday, saying it would close its airspace to Ukraine. The bans have the potential to hit both nations’ already struggling economies, reroute flights...
‘A dagger to the heart of democracy’: Letters
Dearth of a nation Thank you, Anne Kingston and Maclean’s, for that well-written, well-documented report on the erasure of public knowledge and memory through government cutbacks and closures (“Vanishing Canada,” National, Sept. 28). How can citizens, and the people who try to represent their concerns, pursue the public interest if the...
Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Is a Total Fraud
There’s been little discussion of how Trump might be influenced by the billionaire backing him: himself. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.The 2016 election campaign is certainly a billionaire’s playground when it comes to “establishment candidates” like...
The Latest: Russia says targets IS group and others in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The latest developments as Russia and other nations counter Islamic State militants in Syria. All times local:___6:45 p.m.Russia’s foreign minister says the first military contact between his country and the United States on Russia’s airstrikes in Syria will happen “very, very soon.”Sergey Lavrov was speaking...
Trumpocrisy: The Ultimate .00001% Candidate Casts Himself as the Everyman
There’s been little discussion of how Trump might be influenced by the billionaire backing him: himself. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.The 2016 election campaign is certainly a billionaire’s playground when it comes to “establishment candidates” like...
Ukraine to pull out small-caliber weapons from war-torn east
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian government forces will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds, the defense minister said Thursday. …read more Source: CNS...
Syria and Ukraine: Two Fronts in Russia’s War for Influence
Russia’s airstrikes in Syria are in part designed to extract concessions from the West over Ukraine by making Moscow a key player in any attempts by world powers to hammer out a post-conflict settlement in Damascus, some Western officials believe. While the Syrian capital lies 3,000 km (1,800 miles) south of Kyiv, for Russian President...
Ukraine to Pull Out Small-caliber Weapons From War-torn East
Ukrainian government forces will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the current cease-fire holds, the defense minister said on Thursday. A military conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has been raging since April 2014, leaving more than 8,000 people dead...
Syria and Ukraine: two fronts in Russian war for influence
By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s air strikes in Syria are in part designed to extract concessions… …read more Source:...
Russian Investment Slows Amid Economic Uncertainty, Military Action In Ukraine And Syria
As Russian airstrikes in Syria continued Thursday, investors in Russia put a hold on their plans as uncertainty over the ruble, low oil prices and sanctions continued. While capital investment has declined in Russia this year, corporate profits have risen. But many businesses were still unwilling to invest, Bloomberg reported. …read more...
