Section: US & Canada
Putin’s Deadly Zugzwang
It’s going to be a long tense standoff with Russia, regardless of how the Ukraine conflict is settled. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Macedonia and the Balkans, Russia Throws Down the Gauntlet
A Kiev-based Ukrainian friend, after meeting a delegation of young Russians, emails me: “totally terrible, young Russian diplomats. Manipulation, propaganda, gloating over victory in Eastern Ukraine, this new generation even worse than before. We will have big trouble with Russia for a very long time.” …read more Source: The...
This Ballerina Can Make the Most Disabled Dance
Diana Martínez makes her way down the busy downtown sidewalk with difficulty. She walks slowly, leaning on the crutches she has used all her life after contracting polio at barely nine months old. Coming off the elevator of an old Parisian-style building in Buenos Aires, she enters the grandiose apartment of Argentine ballet legend María Fux....
Putin arrives an hour late to Pope meeting, urged to make peace with Ukraine
Ed AdamczykVATICAN CITY, June 11 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving 70 minutes late to the Vatican, met with Pope Francis and was told to commit to peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Russia Hacks German Parliament
One day after a Pew poll showed only 38 percent of Germans view Russia as a threat to its neighbors (other than Ukraine), news has broken that Russia hacked the Bundestag. The Times (of London) reports: Russian hackers were accused yesterday of being behind a damaging cyberattack on the German parliament that could require a complete overhaul of...
Russia: U.S. responsible for Ukraine conflict
Ed AdamczykMOSCOW , June 11 (UPI) — The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday the United States is responsible for keeping Ukraine locked in conflict. …read more Source: United Press...
U.S. ambassador to U.N. visits Ukraine, slams Russian ‘aggression’
A senior U.S. diplomat, on a visit Thursday to Ukraine, has slammed what she calls Russian “aggression” in the country. …read more Source:...
Power: US Supports Ukraine on ‘Two Fronts’
The United States supports Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russian aggression and build an open government, says Washington’s envoy to the United Nations. “My msg to people of Ukraine—US stands w/you as you fight on two fronts: countering Russian aggression and building an open, responsive govt,” Samantha Power tweeted during a visit to...
2 Ukrainian Soldiers, 3 Civilians Reported Killed In East Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and three civilians have been reported killed in separate incidents in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US pushes sharp message on Russian ‘aggression’ as Putin tours Europe
In Ukraine today, UN Ambassador Samantha Power reassured the country that the ‘US stands with you.’ Meanwhile, the US ambassador to the Vatican urged the pope to call out Russian actions more pointedly. …read more Source: Christian Science...
