Section: US & Canada
Tens of Thousands March to Protest Killing of Putin Critic
Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg on Sunday carrying pictures of the murdered politician Boris Nemtsov and placards reading “I am not afraid.” In Moscow, as the crowd approached the Kremlin, it chanted “Russia without Putin,” and “Putin, leave!” according to the BBC. Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy...
Kelly McParland: Nemtsov’s murder is the logical result of Putin’s disregard for life or laws
It’s possible that Vladimir Putin didn’t order the murder of Boris Nemtsov, a political opponent and one of his most prominent critics. Even for a leader as proudly thuggish as Mr. Putin, it would be quite a step to have an opponent gunned down Mafia style while walking on a bridge near the Kremlin. Still, no one’s going to...
China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
BEIJING (AP) — Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmoil. It was the latest colorful example of a rising level of invective targeting critics of the authoritarian government. In...
China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
BEIJING (AP) — Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmoil. It was the latest colorful example of a rising level of invective targeting critics of the authoritarian government. In...
Nemtsov’s girlfriend on murder: ‘I didn’t see anything’
KIEV, Ukraine — The girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, shot to death in the shadow of the Kremlin Friday night, said in her first interview since the killing that everything happened so quickly and she recalls very little. See also: Somber Russians fear for their country’s future after Boris Nemtsov’s murder...
Boris Nemtsov Killing Captured On Video?
MOSCOW (AP) — The investigation into the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was gunned down not far from the Kremlin, faced conflicting reports Monday about possible surveillance footage of his slaying. No suspects have been arrested since Nemtsov was shot dead Friday night on a Moscow bridge, a...
Ukraine’s Leader Urges Peacekeeping Mission For The East
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president signed a decree Monday opening the way to a formal request for international peacekeepers to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists. President Petro Poroshenko’s office said the appeal for a contingent of peacekeepers will be addressed to...
China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
BEIJING (AP) — Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmoil…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russia, Ukraine Hold Emergency Gas Talks as Cutoff Looms
BRUSSELS— Russia and Ukraine’s energy ministers are holding emergency talks in Brussels as Russian gas giant Gazprom threatens to cut off deliveries to Ukraine for lack of payment. European Union energy spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said Monday that the EU’s executive Commission will mediate between the sides in an attempt to make...
UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
UN rights office says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000, cites Russian involvement …read more Source:...
