Section: US & Canada
Ruble rebound threatens ‘Made in Russia’ industry revival
Russian sectors, from building materials to craft beer, took advantage of the ruble’s drop to undercut better-known imported rivals and gain a bigger domestic market share. Oil companies were also helped, as they sell their product for dollars but have many expenses in rubles, helping to temper the financial pain from lower crude prices....
Separatist Leader Pledges To Retake Ukrainian Towns
A self-proclaimed leader of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has pledged to take control of cities controlled by Ukraine’s government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bomb damages sweet shop belonging to Ukraine president’s Roshen chain
KIEV (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside a sweet shop in Kiev that is owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s Roshen chain, police… …read more Source:...
Russia steps up propaganda push with online “Kremlin trolls”
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Deep inside a four-story marble building in St. Petersburg, hundreds of workers tap away at computers on the front lines of an information war, say those who have been inside. Known as “Kremlin trolls,” the men and women work 12-hour shifts around the clock, flooding the Internet with propaganda aimed at...
Alleged Nazi war criminal wanted by Russia dies in Quebec
News of Katriuk’s death emerged several hours after the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said Ottawa should take the necessary steps to ensure that he be held accountable if he were found guilty of war crimes committed in collaboration with the Nazis. According to war reports, Katriuk was a member of a Ukrainian battalion of the SS, the...
Alleged Nazi War Criminal Wanted By Russia Dies In Canada
A Canadian man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal who participated in a 1943 massacre of villagers in Belarus has died, his lawyer said May 28. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin classifies Russian soldiers’ deaths while denying Ukraine buildup
Russian opposition activists released a report this month saying at least 220 serving Russian soldiers were killed in fighting in east Ukraine last summer and earlier this year. …read more Source: Christian Science...
Russian Anti-Corruption Campaigner Slams Putin’s Crackdown on Dissent
Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition blogger Alexei Navalny on Thursday slammed President Vladimir Putin’s move to intensify a crackdown on dissenting voices with a law against “undesirable NGOs.” The measure allows Russia’s prosecutor general to ban any foreign or international organizations that are deemed a threat to...
Russia’s Military Preparations Raise Concerns in Europe, Ukraine
Russia this week held surprise, massive military exercises as members of NATO, the western military alliance, took part in its own drills. Military analysts say the military muscle-flexing increases the chances for incidents that could spark a wider conflict. The drills come as the Reuters news agency reports a Russian military build-up on the...
Putin classifies number of dead in peacetime military operations
Move comes as evidence mounts of Russian forces’ involvement in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Toronto...
