Section: US & Canada
Podcast: Goodbye, Lenin
For Ukraine, coming to turns with its past is turning out harder than toppling a monument. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poland Will Deny Pro-Putin Bike Gang the Night Wolves Entrance to EU
WARSAW/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter the European Union’s territory, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on Friday, in a decision Moscow said was politically motivated. The spat is likely to put further strain on bilateral...
Fears of New Offensive as Putin ‘Ramps up Pressure’ on Ukraine
Russia is building up forces on its borders with Ukraine, prompting pro-Kiev forces and analysts to predict an impending pro-Russian attack in the near future. Fighting in eastern Ukraine’s war-stricken Donbas region has fallen dramatically since an initially shaky ceasefire was signed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and the separatist...
Laborers Protest Deadbeat Russia
There’s an old Soviet joke that goes: “As long as our bosses pretend to pay us, we’ll pretend to work.” But it’s been 25 years since the Soviet era, and things have changed. Now, with the Russian state hard up for cash due to the collapse of global oil prices as well as sanctions, unpaid employees are staging small protests...
Rebuilding Canada’s international capacity: Diplomatic reform in the age of globalization
The world is an ever more complicated place and diplomacy, the world’s second oldest profession, matters more than ever before. But it is a different form of diplomacy – embracing the tools of technology and recognizing that globalization has both flattened the old hierarchies and added new complexities. For Canada, diplomacy is more than a...
Odessa Holds Its Breath for an Invasion
Outside of the city administration building in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 16, three older men who said they were from the local Communist party unfurled a red hammer and sickle flag to protest a national law banning symbols of the Soviet Union. Nearby, police and local militia units were standing in a defensive ring around the city hall. Threats...
Putin, Hollande Discuss Ukraine On Sidelines Of Yerevan Ceremonies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, on the sidelines of ceremonies in Yerevan commemorating the 100th anniversary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President Takes on Its Richest Man
If it wants to be a great nation, Ukraine needs to clean up its oligarch infestation. …read more Source:...
Poland will not allow Russian bikers to enter country
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Foreign Ministry said Friday that it will not allow a Russian nationalistic motorcycle group loyal to President Vladimir Putin to enter Poland, in part because Polish authorities would not be able to guarantee their security. The club, which is estimated to have several thousand members, is strongly nationalistic...
An Escalating War of Words in Ukraine
NATO’s secretary general joined the chorus of concern coming out of the U.S. State Department about reports of increased Russian activity in eastern Ukraine, including the strengthening of air defenses and battlefield training that involves the use of drones. “What we see both in eastern Ukraine and on the border to eastern Ukraine gives...
