Section: US & Canada
License decision on Ukraine TV station under fire for perceived Russia sympathies is postponed
Ukraine’s government broadcasting licensing authority has postponed a hearing on whether to rescind the license of one of the country’s most popular TV channels. …read more Source: FOX...
License Decision on Ukraine TV Station Postponed
License decision on Ukraine TV station under fire for perceived Russia sympathies is postponed …read more Source: ABC...
Scathing Report Says Russia At War With Ukraine, Putin Lying
A Washington-based think tank on international affairs has released a scathing report on Russia’s “direct military intervention” in eastern Ukraine, concluding that President Vladimir Putin has led his country into war and has lied about it. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Classifies Information on Deaths of Russian Troops on ‘Special Missions’
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared all deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations to be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending soldiers to fight in eastern Ukraine. Putin, who has repeatedly denied any involvement of Russian troops in a pro-Russian rebellion there, amended a decree...
Russia sends tanks, troops without insignia to Ukraine border: report
Large numbers of unmarked Russian troops, tanks and heavy weaponry without insignia are reportedly amassing roughly 30 miles from the Ukraine border. A reporter for Reuters said Wednesday that the buildup of weaponry was taking place at the Kuzminsky firing range. Soldiers said they were sent for military … …read more Source: The...
VP Biden suggests sending weapons to Ukraine
Ed AdamczykWASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) — Vice President Joe Biden said the White House is still considering sending lethal aid to Ukraine in a speech that condemned the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: United Press...
Authoritarian Symps
In the bad old days of the Cold War, the left and the right used to play a nasty game called “Who’s Your Favorite Dictator?” Right-wing ideologues supported authoritarian leaders like Augusto Pinochet of Chile while left-wing ideologues rhapsodized over Communist leaders like Fidel Castro of Cuba. One side embraced the shah of...
9 things traders are watching right now (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, IWM)
Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here are 9 things traders are watching this morning. Latest headlines quote a Greek government spokesman that aim is for a deal by Sunday G-7 finance ministers meet as the uneasy ceasefire in the Ukraine weighs After 7 days of consecutive gains, China got whacked last night – Shanghai Composite declines 6.5%,...
Russian Military Losses In Peacetime To Be Classified
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that classifies military losses while conducting special operations in peacetime. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Classifies Military Casualties in Peacetime
MOSCOW— Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make losses of Russian troops in peacetime a secret. The decree published on the official government web-site and signed by Putin on Wednesday makes it a state secret to divulge information about peacetime losses of Russian troops in “special operations.” The decree comes as evidence...
