Section: US & Canada
EU’s Juncker, Mogherini Postpone Kyiv Visit
EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini has postponed a planned visit to Ukraine on March 30 after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker did the same. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Soros Ready To Invest $1 Billion In Ukraine If West Helps
Billionaire financier George Soros says he is prepared to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if Western countries help support private investment there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, European Commission Call To Extend Gas Supply Deal With Russia
Ukraine’s main state-run energy firm Naftogaz said on Monday that the European Commission (EC) had proposed extending the firm’s current gas supply deal with Russian producer Gazprom until April 2016. …read more Source: International Business...
The Daily Vertical: The Kolomoyskiy Point
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US, Ukraine To Conduct Observation Flight Over Russia Under Open Skies Treaty
The inspectors of the United States and Ukraine will conduct observation flight over Russia and Belarus under the Treaty on Open Skies this week, Sergei Ryzhkov, head of Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, announced Sunday. …read more Source: International Business...
Soros says ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if West helps
VIENNA (Reuters) – Billionaire financier George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine, if Western countries help private investment… …read more Source:...
Q and A: Canada’s seemingly unshakeable ‘nice’ image
“You made me proud to wear the Canadian flag all over the world.” — Written anonymously in the book of condolence for Pierre Trudeau. Parliament Hill, Oct 1, 2000. At any given moment, thousands of Canadians are following a generations-old tradition of travelling abroad with a visible Maple Leaf pin or decal attached to their backpacks or...
General Motors is stopping production in Europe’s third largest car market
General Motors is ending almost all its production in Russia, but others are staying put for now. Russia is the third-largest European car market, but is giving automakers a bumpy ride. The 10% drop in car sales last year paled in comparison that of 2009, when new registrations halved following the financial crisis. Even so, the optimism that...
Russia is refusing to negotiate over its $3 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia will not negotiate delaying repayment over its $3 billion (£2 billion) loan to Ukraine that is due in December. Failure to agree on a restructuring of the debt could result in the Ukrainian government being unable to meet the conditions of its latest bailout package agreed with the International Monetary Fund. The agreement requires...
US and Europe’s Economic and Security Threats: US Leadership is Vital to Investigate Prince Michael von Liechtenstein, Iran, Austria, Croatia, Montenegro and the Balkans
The current war in Ukraine and the Balkan wars of the 90s could have been avoided if principled leaders in the West had focused on building the vital foundation of the rule of law and independent judiciaries at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The lives of hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe could have been more prosperous...
