Section: US & Canada
Dear Ukraine: Please Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Despite the unceasing flare-ups of separatist violence in the Donbass, Ukraine’s new government has managed to take some steps to move the country forward: it has passed legislation to combat corruption, secured funding to stabilize the economy, and reined in its oligarchs. But the country’s national parliament, the Supreme Rada, has...
As Shelling Intensifies, EU Tells Ukraine To Clean Up If It Wants Aid In Conflict With Pro-Russians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with European Union leaders in Kiev on Monday at the first EU-Ukraine summit since the beginning of the war against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: International Business...
Combat veteran Jonathan Vance appointed new chief of defence staff
The Conservative government has gone with an experienced combat veteran and team player as the country’s new top military officer. Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, as expected, was named chief of the defence staff by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday. Vance, an army officer, takes over a Canadian Forces that is trying to deal with cuts...
Germany Failed to Pass on Warnings Before Plane Was Shot Down Over Ukraine
German authorities knew of the danger of flying over eastern Ukraine before flight Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down last July but failed to pass on the warning. Two days before the Malaysia Airlines flight was brought down, the German government was alerted that the situation had become “very worrying,” the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports,...
World briefs: Queen Elizabeth dropped from U.K. rich list
LONDON — Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik has become Britain’s wealthiest man, a “rich list” published annually by The Sunday Times newspaper showed on Sunday, but Queen Elizabeth slipped down the rankings. The queen increased her wealth by $15.18 million to $516.23 million, but dropped out of the country’s richest 300 for the...
Photos: Germany Says It Will Keep Pro-Putin ‘Night Wolves’ Biker Gang Out
BERLIN (Reuters) – German border guards will try to stop members of an ultra-nationalist Russian motorcycle club from crossing the border in a biker parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on May 9, government officials said on Monday. Leader of …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president says country ready to apply for EU membership
Ukraine’s president says his country will be able meet conditions to apply for European Union membership within five years. …read more Source: Global...
Merkel: Sanctions on Russia Should Be Tied to Minsk Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday international sanctions imposed on Russia over its role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine should depend on whether peacekeeping commitments signed this year in Minsk are upheld. “During the European Council (meeting) in March we took an unambiguous decision that the sanctions should be tied to the...
Russia to move Ukrainian pilot from jail to hospital over weight loss
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Ukrainian pilot who was captured by separatists fighting in east Ukraine will be moved from a Moscow jail to a city… …read more Source:...
Kazakh Citizen Sentenced For Joining Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine
A court in Kazakhstan’s western city of Atyrau has sentenced a local resident to three years in jail for fighting along pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
