Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
By YURAS KARMANAU read more …read more Source: CNS...
Marine Le Pen, Kremlin Stooge
Over the weekend, hackers released thousands of text messages which they claim show correspondence between the Kremlin and Marine Le Pen’s French far-right party, the Front National. The leaks appear to be a smoking gun showing that she and her party may have gone so far as to accept money in exchange for supporting Russia’s...
Russia To Quiz Migrants Seeking Residency On Stalin And Crimea
Russia has drafted a new, tougher version of its compulsory exam on Russian history, language, and civics that foreign labor migrants will need to pass in order to receive residence permits, the Izvestia newspaper reported on April 6. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s previous position. Russia-backed separatists, however, dismissed Poroshenko’s gesture as meaningless....
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s previous position. […] Poroshenko on Monday met a parliamentary commission that is drafting amendments...
Letters From Donbas, Part 4: ‘Everything’s Been Looted And Destroyed’
From teachers to pensioners to families with children, residents of rebel-held towns are struggling to get on with their lives amid the chaos and uncertainty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Leader Lifts Objections to Vote on Regional Power
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s previous position. Russia-backed separatists, however, dismissed Poroshenko’s gesture as meaningless. The...
Ordinary Folk Take up Military Training Over Russia Threat
WARSAW, Poland—NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they’re safe from Russian aggression. But these days, ordinary people aren’t taking any chances. In Poland, doctors, shopkeepers, lawmakers and others are heeding a...
Eastern Europeans take up military training against Russia threat
WARSAW, Poland – NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armoured vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they’re safe from Russian aggression. But these days, ordinary people aren’t taking any chances. In Poland, doctors, shopkeepers, lawmakers and others are heeding...
