Section: US & Canada
Harper gets exactly what he wants when Russians trail visit to HMCS Fredericton
ANALYSIS GDYNIA, Poland — Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have got exactly what he wanted from his trip on HMCS Fredericton when two Russian warships tracked the Canadian frigate, approaching within seven nautical miles Wednesday in the Baltic Sea. “It’s normal and expected for them to be operating in the Baltic Sea,” Cmdr. Jeff Murray,...
Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican
Pressure is mounting on the pontiff to take a hard line on Moscow’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: USA...
Pro-Kremlin NTV Drops Journalist After On-Air Criticism Of Putin
A correspondent with Kremlin-allied NTV television says he was dropped by the network after he described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “cynical” and deviated from the Russian government’s narrative of the Ukraine conflict in an interview with a German state broadcaster. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Visits Italy, Pope as US Seeks More Vatican Criticism
MILAN—Vladimir Putin won lavish praise from Italian Premier Matteo Renzi Wednesday as a crucial player in international anti-terrorism efforts, as Renzi sought the Russian president’s help in ending the conflict in Libya that has fueled the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Renzi greeted Putin as Russia’s “dear” president and didn’t...
IMF Offers Ukraine a Poisoned Chalice
Stiffing private creditors means being locked out of capital markets. …read more Source:...
Russia Sentences Dzhemilev’s Son To Five Years In Prison
A Russian court has sentenced the son of a leading Crimean Tatar figure to five years in prison for the equivalent of manslaughter, a ruling his lawyer says is illegal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vladimir Putin, on Visit to Italy, Criticizes Ukraine Sanctions
The Russian president, who enjoys better relations with Italy than with other European countries, was also set to meet with the pope. …read more Source: The New York...
One of the biggest security firms in the world admits it was hacked
Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, one of the biggest and most well-known cybersecurity research firms in the world, has admitted to being hacked. In a blog post published earlier today, Kaspersky Lab CEO and founder Eugene Kaspersky wrote, “We discovered an advanced attack on our own internal networks. It was complex, stealthy, it exploded...
Putin, Pope Francis to meet at Vatican
U.S. wants Pope Francis to press Putin to end fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
Pope urged to act on Ukraine as he meets Putin
Ed AdamczykVATICAN CITY, June 10 (UPI) — With Pope Francis scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday, a U.S. diplomat encouraged the Pope to strengthen his stance against Russia. …read more Source: United Press...
