Section: US & Canada
Italian PM Meets With Russia’s Putin
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Milan, where the two leaders were attending the Expo 2015 international fair. Underlying Italy’s differences with Russia over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Renzi spoke of “divergent positions”...
Less than half of US Democrats and Europeans would want to defend a NATO state attacked by Russia
The Pew Research Centre has just released a monster piece of research on public attitudes to NATO, Ukraine and Russia. Fears of Russian expansion have been making daily headlines for more than a year, since the beginning of Moscow’s annexation of eastern Ukraine. But those concerns don’t seem to be translating into support for much...
1,500 Russian Troops Begin Drone Training Exercises
More than 1,500 troops from Russia’s military base in the disputed region of South Ossetia have begun field exercises with the assistance of drones in nearby practice facilities, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported today. South Ossetia has been under territorial dispute since the 1990s after local groups declared their independence...
Intrusions in Baltic Sea Show a Russia Challenging the West
Since the conflict in Ukraine began last year, Russian warships have regularly entered a zone where cables are being installed to link Lithuania to Sweden’s electricity grid. …read more Source: The New York...
Delicate balance for Pope Francis as he meets Putin
Russian leader shunned by much of West over Ukraine crisis welcome at Vatican, but will Francis turn up the heat? …read more Source:...
Harper sees Russian ships in Baltic Sea while sailing on HMCS Fredericton
GDYNIA, Poland – A Canadian warship carrying Stephen Harper in the Baltic Sea was shadowed by two Russian frigates on Wednesday, giving the prime minister a front-row seat in the naval chess game between the West and Russia.There was never any danger, but the incident provided some unexpected drama after Harper and his wife, Laureen, spent...
US Senators And Ukraine Prime Minister Ask Obama For Lethal Aid Again, But Pew Poll Says NATO Citizens Against It
U.S. senators have once again called on Barack Obama to give weapons to Ukrainian troops fighting pro-Russian rebels in the contested region of East Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Pope Francis Must Pressure Putin On Ukraine Crisis, Says US Official Urging Pontiff To Side With West Against Russia
A top American diplomat has urged Pope Francis to take a hard line with Russian President Vladimir Putin in regards to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict when the two meet Wednesday, according to the Guardian. Francis, who has often said he opposes war, has not joined the West in condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine since the country...
Russian Warships Approach Canada Frigate With Harper Aboard
Two Russian warships came within seven nautical miles of HMCS Fredericton as it carried Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Baltic Sea Wednesday, according to the frigate’s captain. Jeff Murray, speaking to reporters after the ship docked in northern Poland, said encounters with Russian ships and warplanes in the Baltic are common...
What’s going on in Ukraine?
Adrian Boneberger offers some insights. …read more Source: Foreign...
