Section: US & Canada
Ministers Agree To Extend Weapons Withdrawal In Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France have agreed to push ahead with the withdrawal of weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vladimir Putin Wins TIME 100 Reader’s Poll
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the winner of this year’s TIME 100 reader’s poll. Putin edged out rapper-singer CL (of the South Korean girl-group 2NE1) to claim the number one spot with 6.95% of the votes in the final tally. Pop stars Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift rounded out the top five with 2.6%, 1.9% and 1.8% of the...
Ukraine fighting escalates as diplomats bid opens to quell crisis
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Sunday that its mission observed an intense clash with the use of tanks and heavy artillery as well as grenade launchers and mortars in the north of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. On Sunday alone, the OSCE recorded at least 1,166 explosions, caused mainly by artillery...
Ukraine fighting flares after weeks of ceasefire
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe observers report battles around Donetsk, including weapons that should have been withdrawn in Ukraine ceasefire …read more Source: Toronto...
German Foreign Minister: Russia’s Return To G-8 Depends On Ukraine Deal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says Russia’s return to the top diplomatic table depends on the success of a peace initiative for Ukraine. Read More → …read more Source:...
German FM: Russia’s return to G-8 depends on Ukraine deal
Steinmeier said Monday’s talks, which he predicted would be lengthy, would focus on laying the groundwork for a local election in the rebel-occupied areas; restarting the process of exchanging prisoners of war; and improving the dire economic situation in eastern Ukraine. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
German FM: Russia’s return to G-8 depends on Ukraine deal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister said Monday that Russia’s return to the top diplomatic table depends on the success of a peace initiative… …read more Source:...
Russia and Iran just showed how ‘they can do whatever they like’ right now
Iran and a US-led group of countries consisting of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany (called the P5+1) still have a ways to go before they reach a final nuclear deal. But one P5+1 member is already acting as if the nuclear issue has been settled. On April 13th, the Kremlin retracted its hold on the...
Putin Was Right to Be Confident About Russia’s Economy
Six months ago, the price of oil—the lifeblood of the Russian economy—began to crater, and U.S.-led sanctions, implemented in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, were biting. Russia’s currency, the ruble, buckled, and capital flight began to accelerate as rich but nervous Russians moved more and more money out of the...
Why Ukraine Still Can’t Break Ties With Russian ‘Aggressor State’
One afternoon in late February, Gennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, pushed his wheelchair away from the podium at city hall and, with a wince of discomfort, allowed his bodyguards to help him off the stage. The day’s session of the city council had lasted several hours, and the mayor’s pain...
