Section: US & Canada
Alleged Nazi war criminal dies in Quebec
MONTREAL – The lawyer for a Quebec man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal says his client has died.Orest Rudzik says Vladimir Katriuk passed away last week after being ill for a lengthy period.The news comes a few weeks after the Russian Embassy in Ottawa called on the Harper government to support a criminal case against Katriuk.Earlier...
Navalny Says Putin Will Stop At Nothing To Stay In Power
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny says Vladimir Putin will stop at nothing to maintain his “monopoly on power” and accused the Russian president of launching a war against Ukraine in order to enrich himself and his inner circle. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Declares Soldiers’ Deaths and Wounds Secret, in War and Peace
Political opponents insisted that President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest decree was the result of Russian troops’ clandestine involvement in Ukraine fighting. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin: Deaths of Russian Troops in Peacetime Should be Classified a State Secret
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday that deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine. Putin, who has repeatedly denied any involvement of Russian troops in a...
Incoming NATO Military Committee Chairman: Russia could occupy the Baltics in 2 days if it wanted to
The future chairman of the NATO Military Committee has issued some dire warnings about Russia’s ability to occupy the Baltic States. Czech General Petr Pavel, who is scheduled to become chairman in June, warned on May 27th that Moscow would be able to conquer the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania within two days even...
Report: Putin sends unmarked heavy weapons to Ukraine for ‘Kremlin-manufactured war’
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia’s stealth military buildup near the border with Ukraine is evidence that President Vladimir Putin has ordered “direct military intervention” and is lying about it, a Washington-based think tank said on May 28 according to Radio Free […] The post Report: Putin sends unmarked heavy weapons to Ukraine for...
Ukraine Minister Says East Ukraine Fighting Could Resume Soon
PANEVEZYS, Lithuania (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense minister said on Thursday Russia had moved forces into eastern Ukraine and there was a risk of fighting resuming between the army and pro-Russian separatists in coming months. Violence has been less intense in Ukraine’s east since a ceasefire was brokered in Minsk in February, but the...
100 Power Women Who Make the World Go Round
From scaling the corporate ladder to shrinking the wage gap, women have made some impressive strides over the last few decades. And with Forbes’ release of its annual ranking of the 100 most powerful women, there’s no better time to recognize the influential women running the world today. The list highlights some of the biggest female...
What Putin Got Wrong
Putin has managed to baffle, bewilder, and distract everybody with his hybrid war in Ukraine. But the consequences of his failures and mistakes will likely be much more enduring than his shock-and-awe tactics. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Massing on Ukraine Border, Denying Everything
Reuters journalists have witnessed a massing of Russian military materiel 50 kilometers from the border of Ukraine. Several shipments of Uragan multiple-rocket launchers, tanks, and self-propelled howitzers were seen arriving at the Kuzminsky firing range, just outside Luhansk province in Ukraine, with reporters estimating that the stock of...
