Section: US & Canada
Letter: People of Ukraine must make the choice
Re: Canada to send military troops to Ukraine as trainers; and, Russian infiltration of Ukrainian military complicates Canadian training mission, April 15. Why would anyone think that encouraging Ukrainians to fight each other is helping them? Ukraine is suffering in a civil war. The rebels, usually identified as “pro-Russia” but more accurately...
Ceremonies Mark The Liberation Of Two Nazi Camps 70 Years Ago
FUERSTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Officials in Germany solemnly commemorated the liberation of two Nazi concentration camps 70 years ago in the closing days of World War II. Poland’s first lady, Anna Komorowska, joined in remembrance activities Sunday at the site of the Ravensbrueck women’s camp in northern Germany. Many of the prisoners...
Canada’s turn as Arctic Council head to end at Iqaluit meeting; Kerry takes over
Canada will voice its concerns over what it calls Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine during a meeting of the eight nations that make up the Arctic Council this week.”Canada will use the Arctic Council ministerial meeting as an opportunity once again to deliver our tough message to Russia for their aggression against...
Netanyahu: Israel views Russian arms sale to Iran with ‘upmost gravity’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel views with “upmost gravity” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to sell advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran. “Israel views with utmost gravity the supply of S-300 missiles from Russia to Iran, especially at a time when Iran is stepping up its aggression in...
Poland to Summon US Ambassador Over FBI Head’s Holocaust Remarks
Poland will summon the United States’ ambassador in Warsaw over an article written by a top U.S. intelligence official on Poland’s alleged responsibility for the Holocaust during World War II, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. The article by FBI director James Comey, published in the Washington Post last week, prompted an...
Poland Summons U.S. Ambassador After FBI Chief’s Holocaust Article
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has summoned the United States’s ambassador in Warsaw over an article written by a top U.S. intelligence official on Poland’s alleged responsibility for the Holocaust during World War II, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. The article by FBI director James Comey, published in the Washington...
Historic German Church Finds New Life As A Synagogue
COTTBUS, Germany (RNS) For years, the Schlosskirche, or castle church, at the heart of Cottbus’ historic old city stood mostly empty. Like many other parishes in Germany, the Schlosskirche no longer had a congregation of its own. And recent efforts to breathe life back into the 300-year-old structure had come up short. There were...
Kyiv Lists Russian Military Units Allegedly In Ukraine
Ukrainian chief of staff Viktor Muzhenko, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on April 18, said that “regular Russian army troops are still in Ukraine” despite a cease-fire agreement signed in February which ordered the withdrawal of foreign fighters from the front line. …read more Source: Radio Free...
Vladimir Putin Raises Concerns Over Israel’s Plans To Give Weapons To Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised concerns Saturday about Israeli plans to give lethal aid to Ukraine. In an appearance on a Russian TV show, he contended giving the Ukrainian military weapons to fight pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine will increase the death toll and further undermine the Minsk II agreement. …read more Source:...
World Briefs: U.S. Army trainers arrive in Ukraine
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Friday warned that the arrival of several hundred United States military trainers in Ukraine could “destabilize” the country’s southeast, where a cease-fire between government troops and Russian-backed separatists is barely holding. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
