Section: US & Canada
Russia Assails Extension of E.U. Sanctions in Ukraine Crisis
Kremlin officials, who had lobbied hard against an extension, called it self-defeating and said their countersanctions would be extended in response. …read more Source: The New York...
EU votes to extend Russia sanctions
European foreign ministers agreed on Monday to extend economic sanctions on Russia by six months. …read more Source:...
Putin discusses Ukraine crisis with Merkel and Hollande ahead of foreign ministers’ meeting
The Kremlin says leaders of Russia, France and Germany have discussed the Ukraine crisis before a new round of diplomatic efforts. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin Discusses Ukraine in Call With Merkel, Hollande
Putin discusses Ukraine crisis with Merkel and Hollande ahead of foreign ministers’ meeting …read more Source: ABC...
‘Confrontation With the West Is Absolutely Artificial,’ Says Russian Dissident
WASHINGTON—Former Russian oil tycoon and prominent critic of the Kremlin Mikhail Khodorkovsky looks forward to the day when Vladimir Putin and the political elite that is empowered with him is gone. He advises in the meantime that the United States and the West in general not make the same mistakes it made in the 1990s in their half-hearted...
Russian-Backed Rebels Launch Attacks in Ukraine, Two Ukrainian Soldiers Dead
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine continue to launch attacks in violation of a ceasefire reached in February, Reuters reports. The Ukrainian military said on Monday that two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded amid fresh concerns about a new offensive by the Russian-backed separatists: Both sides accuse the other of regularly violating a...
Putin Says Shelling Must Stop In East Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukrainian forces must “immediately” stop shelling in Eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
E.U. Extends Economic Sanctions on Russia
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russiauntil Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict. Russia described the move as a triumph for the “Russophobe” lobby in the EU and signaled it would respond by extending a ban on Western food...
EU extends sanctions against Russia by 6 months
The European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia until January to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, drawing a rebuke and a warning of retaliation from Russian officials. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia is deploying advanced aerial weapon systems to the Arctic
In continuation of a militarizing trend, Russia will deploy advanced aerial weapons systems to the Arctic, according to the deputy commander of Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces. Speaking on June 20, Deputy Commander Kirill Makarov told RIA Novosti that the Kremlin will deploy fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile systems, and radar...
