Section: US & Canada
Russia Building Another Base Near Ukrainian Border
In Kiev on Monday, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, declared, “NATO can rely on Ukraine, and Ukraine can rely on NATO.” Apparently, however, the Kremlin is undeterred, for even though the ceasefire still holds, Russia is building a second base along the border. Reuters reports: The new base will house 5,000 soldiers and heavy...
White House: Russians ‘Desperate’ to Meet With Obama
White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested during Thursday’s briefing that the Russians were “desperate” for president Vladimir Putin to meet with President Obama next week. Obama and Putin will have a face-to-face meeting in New York at the United Nations General Assembly, amid tensions over Russian aggression in Syria and Ukraine. The...
Obama, Putin, and Autumn in New York
Mindaugas Kulbis / AP Vladimir Putin really wants to talk to Barack Obama. Earlier this month, Moscow suggested Russian and U.S. military officials discuss Syria, where Russia recently increased its military presence. Now, the Russian president has asked to meet with his American counterpart while they’re both in New York next week for the...
Putin, Trump open new ’60 Minutes’ season on CBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Producers at CBS are making four separate episodes of “60 Minutes” for Sunday, trying to fit in three stories that include two top-of-the-news interviews — with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.Charlie Rose traveled to Moscow for the two-hour meeting with the Russian leader, who talks about Syria, the Ukraine and his...
Poroshenko Names Russia Main Aggressor In New Military Doctrine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has named Russia as the main military threat to Ukraine in a new military doctrine signed on September 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama and Putin to Have Another ‘Blunt and Businesslike’ Meeting Next Week
President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week during the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The two leaders have had an icy relationship and will be discussing some of the nations’ contentious issues, with the top agenda item being Ukraine, White House press...
Ukraine’s new military doctrine names Russia as main aggressor
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a new military doctrine on Thursday naming Russia as the main military threat to… …read more Source:...
White House Says Obama and Putin Will Meet Next Week
Officials indicated that President Obama agreed to meet in the hopes of using the opportunity to press the Russian leader on Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: The New York...
Russian Organizers Fly Polish Students To Crimea Instead Of St. Petersburg On ‘Educational’ Trip
A handful of Polish teens unwittingly fell afoul of Ukrainian law when they were shepherded to Crimea by their hosts after winning Russian culture and literature contests. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU: Russia-Ukraine Talks on Gas Supplies to Resume
Russia and Ukraine will resume talks aimed at trying to clinch a deal guaranteeing that Ukraine will receive shipments of Russian natural gas this winter.The European Union, which is hosting the negotiations, announced Thursday that Russia’s minister for energy and… …read more Source:...
