Section: US & Canada
Separatists aren’t hurting Ukraine’s exports: Minister
The conflict in eastern Ukraine hasn’t hurt the country’s reputation as the breadbasket of Europe, a Ukraine minister told CNBC on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Russia Conflict: US Army To Train Ukrainian Military
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army will begin training active-duty members of the Ukrainian armed forces in November, broadening a program that provided support for the country’s National Guard, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday. The training program, which will be conducted by troops from the Vicenza, Italy-based 173rd Airborne Brigade...
Vladimir Putin Swears He Didn’t Call Elton John
“I can responsibly say that Vladimir Putin has not spoken to Sir Elton John.”A spokesman for the Kremlin released that head-scratcher of a statement to Russian news agencies on Tuesday, hours after the multiple Grammy award-winning artist publicly thanked Putin on Instagram for speaking with him on the phone.”Thank-you to President...
U.S. troops begin training Ukraine’s active-duty military
Ryan MaassWASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) — U.S. military assistance to Ukraine expands to include training of active-duty troops in addition to the country’s recently formed national guard. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine Police Force Grows: Amid Cooling Russia Tensions, Number Of Officers To Nearly Double
Ukraine plans to almost double the size of its police force by the end of the year, Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov said Tuesday, according to UPI. The force plans to add thousands of officers by the end of the year. “As of today, the number of our police amounts only to 3,200. We will have 6,000 police officers by the end of the...
Moscow Observers Ponder Russia’s Actions in Syria
As concerns build that an influx of Russian military aid to Syria could make the conflict there worse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The U.S. Defense Department expressed concern Monday about Russian moves in Syria, stating that Moscow appeared to be setting up an air base near the...
Russia In Ukraine, Syria: US Military To Revise Budget Over Cyberwarfare, Other Concerns, Pentagon Says
Russia’s involvement in both Syria and Ukraine has made the U.S. rework its defense budget for the next fiscal year, according to Bloomberg. Changes would be made to the budgets of the U.S.’s four military branches, the Pentagon’s comptroller said. …read more Source: International Business...
Refugees and Responsibility in Europe and the U.S.
The ongoing debates within Europe about whether migrants, refugees or exiles should be welcomed or the morally dubious debates about how many are acceptable, bearable or sustainable have been widely reported in the media. To some extent there is a similar debate in the US about Syrian refugees. The refugee issue is a global one which is often...
Ukraine to nearly double size of police force
Ed AdamczykKHERSON , Ukraine, Sept. 15 (UPI) — Ukraine will nearly double the number of its police officers by the end of the year, Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov said Tuesday. …read more Source: United Press...
Russia betting West will accept Syrian leader Assad, for a while at least
In ramping up its military involvement in Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be betting that the West, horrified by the Islamic State group’s spread and an escalating migrants crisis, may be willing to quietly tolerate President Bashar Assad for a while, perhaps as part of a transition, writes the Associated Press in an analysis...
