Section: US & Canada
The NDP and the Election
Photo by Canada’s NDP At this moment, it seems that Harper’s Conservatives are losing ground, headed for possible defeat or minority status, if recent polls are to be believed. If these trends continue, it might represent a long-awaited respite from years of unrelenting and hard-edge neoliberal offensive in all walks of Canadian life....
Russian media talk up Putin's speech
MOSCOW — In an hours-long marathon of commentary, Russia’s two main TV stations on Monday talked up President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly as tough and uncompromising.Putin is in the United States for the first time since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014 and threw its support...
The Political and Security Evolution of the Conflict in Ukraine
Caught in a “no war, no peace” situation, Eastern Ukraine is slowly but relentlessly diving into a low-intensity conflict. From the onset of the crisis, barely two years ago, Ukraine has been at war with Russia over the territorial integrity of Crimea and separatist Donbas — two fronts Kiev has to deal with simultaneously....
We’re can’t wait for another awkward meeting between Obama and Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin came to New York on Monday to give a speech at the United Nations and meet with President Barack Obama later in the afternoon for a discussion of the civil war in Syria and the Ukraine crisis In the past, the leaders haven’t exactly seen eye-to-eye on things. In fact, it’s been more of a side-eye...
Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it would be a mistake to abandon the current government. Obama and Putin’s dueling speeches at a United Nations...
Obama uses UN speech to blast Putin on Ukraine ahead of first meeting with the Russian president in a year
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria …read more Source: Vancouver...
Obama criticizes Russia, Putin for “aggression” during statement to U.N.
UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama called on the world Monday to give priority to diplomacy and international law over the use of force to resolve conflicts and disputes, and he lambasted Russia for its “aggression” against Ukraine and its help in keeping embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad in power. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
An Explainer on Putin’s Game of Chess in Syria
I’m certainly no wizard at chess but I’ve played the game of strategy enough to appreciate a player that does possess such talents. Before the build up of Russian military hardware and troops in Syria last week, Putin’s approach to the Syrian Civil War had taken the form of a political counter-balance, checking Western attempts...
Putin Islamic State Fight: Russian President Calls For International Coalition To Fight Terrorism At United Nations General Assembly
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the case for an international coalition against terrorism in a speech Monday to the United Nations General Assembly. His remarks and his presence in New York came at a moment of high tensions with the West amid Russia’s military role in both Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: International...
Obama Defends Sanctions Against Russia
At the United Nation’s General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Barack Obama defended economic sanctions against Russia over its annexation of Crimea and its involvement in in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
