Section: US & Canada
Russian Volunteer: Separatists in Eastern Ukraine Are ‘Bandits’ and ‘Cutthroats’
The pro-Russian rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine receive significant weaponry from the Kremlin and have committed atrocities against Ukrainian forces, according to a former Russian volunteer for the insurgents. In an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russian businessman Bondo Dorovskikh said he decided to volunteer for the...
Poroshenko: Ukraine Will be Ready to Join EU Within 5 Years
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday that his country will be able to meet the conditions to apply for European Union membership within five years, while European Union officials rejected his request call for an EU peace-keeping mission to eastern Ukraine, where a year of fighting between government and Russia-backed separatist forces...
Ukraine leader sees country ready for EU entrance in 5 years
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president said at a high-level summit with European Union officials Monday that his country will be able to meet… …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader sees country ready for EU entrance in 5 years
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says his country will be able meet conditions to apply for European Union membership within five years. …read more Source: U.S....
Parliament’s omission of Srebrenica from genocide motion raises Bosnian eyebrows
Bosnian Muslims say they’re surprised that the House of Commons did not include the 1995 Srebrenica massacre last week during its acknowledgment of 20th-century genocides. Parliament unanimously passed the motion designating April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month. It cited four atrocities: the Holocaust, the 1915...
Europe’s Map Is Redrawn As Azerbaijan Goes East
Earlier this month, the map of Europe was redrawn yet again. This time, the cartographer-in-chief was neither Putin (Ukraine) nor NATO (Kosovo), but the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. For years, geographers had wondered where to place his little country on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Was it still in Europe? Or was it already in Central...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, April 27, 2015
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Josh Cohen warns that a new law passed by the Ukrainian parliament — which honors nationalist groups that participated in the Holocaust — is a dangerous mistake. In light of last week’s horrific migrant boat sinking in the Mediterranean, Mohamed Eljarh gives us...
Beware of the New Putin, a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
For the last few weeks commentators, politicians and many sectors of the western public have been perhaps surprised by Vladimir Putin’s somewhat reconciliatory tone towards the U.S. and the West. His moderation of words on Ukraine during his recent public appearances seems to suggest a change not just in tone but policy. While most are just...
Ukraine Seeks EU Help as Shelling Blazes in East
Ukraine pressed European leaders Monday to send peacekeepers to stabilize the war-torn east, as monitors reported a surge in shelling near a strategic government-held city. …read more Source:...
Germany knew of threat prior to MH17 downing, report says
Ed AdamczykBERLIN, April 27 (UPI) — The German government was warned of an increased risk of flying over Ukraine, reports claim, days before a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down. …read more Source: United Press...
