Section: US & Canada
US general: Russian military presence in Ukraine irrefutable
VIENNA (AP) — The commander of the U.S. troops in Europe is dismissing claims by Russia that it is staying out of the Ukraine conflict, speaking of “clear and irrefutable evidence” to the contrary. …read more Source: CNS...
The countries that love and hate America the most
The Pew Research Center recently released a study on how people in 39 different countries around the world view the United States. One of the questions they asked was whether or not respondents had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the US. The results varied pretty widely. The US is very popular in sub-Saharan Africa: Five of the six...
Britain to step up training of Ukrainian armed forces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it would step up its training program for Ukraine’s armed forces as they battle pro-Russian… …read more Source:...
NATO Approves Revamp To Better Respond To Threats
NATO member states have agreed to increase the strength and capability of the alliance’s rapid-response force. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protests in Yerevan Have the Kremlin Spooked
Street protests in Armenia have continued for a fifth straight day in response to an electricity price hike of 16.7 percent announced on June 17 by the government in this poor landlocked nation of 3 million. The protests show no sign of easing off. The Guardian: The protests in Yerevan, which began on Friday, escalated significantly after police...
Ukraine Talks Show Little Progress on Cease-fire, Political Deal
Overnight talks on the Ukraine conflict ended late in Paris and with little sign of progress on a February peace deal agreed on in Minsk. Though foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine underscored their support for the cease-fire plan, fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces threatens to derail it. German...
Scrooged: Can NATO Be Fixed?
The current NATO ministerial in Brussels is taking place at a time when rhetoric and reality on the future of the alliance remain disconnected. U.S. and NATO leaders have been issuing condemnations of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and warnings not to try to intimidate the alliance members along the northeastern flank; the conclusions they...
Russia Courts European Union’s Southern Flank To Bypass Ukraine With Gas Pipelines
BRUSSELS — The Ukrainian war and a push by Russia to find an alternate path to get its natural gas to Europe are redrawing the energy map of Europe, and may end up pulling the “powder keg of Europe,” the Balkans, into a vast confrontation for access to energy. Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate, has been working...
East Ukraine Peace Possible, Say German and French Ministers Following Paris Talks, But Ceasefire Still Breached Daily
The foreign ministers of Germany and France have expressed hope that an East Ukraine peace deal might be within reach after talks with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Paris on Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...
Marine Le Pen: U.S. is Not an ‘Ally or Friend’ to France
The leader of France’s far right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, has declared that the United States is not “an ally or a friend” to the French, in light of Wikileaks reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on three French presidents. According to classified documents leaked by the whistleblower site Wikileaks...
