Section: US & Canada
Russia Warns US Troops in Ukraine Could Destabilize Situation
Russia has warned that the presence of foreign military personnel could “destabilize” the situation in Ukraine, after U.S. paratroopers arrived this week to train Ukrainian solders. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters Friday that instructors from “third countries,” besides Russia or...
A U.S.-Russia War Over Ukraine?
“Could a U.S. response to Russia’s action in Ukraine provoke a confrontation that leads to a U.S.-Russia War?”This jolting question is raised by Graham Allison and Dimitri Simes in the cover article of The National Interest. default_blog.jpg read more …read more Source: CNS...
Situation Report: Ash wants a new cyber strategy; Iraq wants a pipeline; and Gen. Dempsey wants Ramadi — some day
By Paul McLeary and Ariel Robinson War Games. Speaking with reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday afternoon, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter mentioned almost in passing that he’s headed out west next week to Silicon Valley, saying simply that he plans to “meet with some technology executives” before delivering a speech at Stanford...
US Military Trainers May ‘Destablize’ Ukraine, Putin Warns
Moscow on Friday warned that the presence of foreign military personnel could destabilize the situation in Ukraine, following deployment of 300 U.S. training experts there this week. …read more Source:...
Russia Says US Paratroopers Training Ukraine Army Will ‘Destabilize’ The Situation
The Kremlin said on Friday that the presence of U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine — who are there to train local forces — could “destabilize” the situation in the country. Three hundred U.S. paratroopers landed in Ukraine earlier this week for a six-month long training of Ukraine’s national guard forces, who have been fighting...
When the World Bank met the IMF
You know what they say about spring. When the daffodils are blooming and the skies are getting brighter, love is in the air – or at least, a reunion – between the IMF and the World Bank, who are in Washington for their spring meetings. Prepare for stories of slowing global growth, speculation over Greek debt, worries over quantitative easing and...
Ukrainian fighting in and out of the ring
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is a man fighting both inside and outside the ring. …read more Source: U.S....
Putin Accuses Kyiv of ‘Cutting Off’ Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his annual televised call-in program, again denied there were any Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. He also said the West was trying to ‘contain’ Russia with sanctions. Henry Ridgwell reports on reactions to the president’s four-hour TV appearance. …read more Source: Voice of...
Ukraine wants global court to investigate crimes in Crimea, east
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine,… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian fighting in and out of the ring
By James Ellingworth KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is a man fighting both inside and outside the ring. Usyk is the reigning Olympic heavyweight gold medalist and is now trying to challenge for top pro titles, but his career has become tangled up in Ukraine’s political turmoil.read more …read more Source: CNS...
