Section: US & Canada
Canada supports Nemtsov marchers in Russia, says Nicholson, bound for France
OTTAWA – Canada’s new foreign affairs minister says he stands with the tens of thousands of Russians marching in Moscow streets to protest the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson tells The Canadian Press he doesn’t know who is to blame for Friday’s shooting of Nemtsov, one...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Early results showed Estonia’s center-right ruling coalition leading Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, which has been dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Polls had indicated a close race between Prime Minister Taavi Roivas’ Reform...
Canada’s Ukrainian diaspora raises $52,000 for troops at fundraiser
Army SOS has spent more than $1-million on supplies to the Ukrainian army since it was founded last summer …read more Source: The Globe and...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Early results showed Estonia’s center-right ruling coalition leading Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, which has been dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s actions in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine’s New US-Born Finance Chief Enduring Baptism by Fire
KIEV, Ukraine—War-torn Ukraine is a long way from Wood Dale, Illinois. But Natalie Jaresko, the country’s new finance minister who was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, says she feels just as much at home here as she takes on a daunting task: overhauling a Soviet-era economy at a time when public finances are being drained by war....
Why the Rise of Fascism is again the Issue
Screengrab of Charlie Chaplin from the film The Great Dictator (1940) The recent 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a reminder of the great crime of fascism, whose Nazi iconography is embedded in our consciousness. Fascism is preserved as history, as flickering footage of goose-stepping blackshirts, their criminality terrible and...
Ukrainian MP detained in Moscow during massive march to honour murdered anti-Putin activist
Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention. The federal Investigative Committee said Alexei Goncharenko was being questioned Sunday about his alleged involvement in a fire that broke out last...
Bill Browder Tells VOA Russian About Boris Nemtsov Murder
British citizen Bill Browder is the co-founder of the Hermitage Capital Management fund that has been described as one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia from 1995 to 2006. A noted critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Browder was banned from Russia in 2006 after calling attention to corruption and tax evasion by Russian...
Russia Detains Ukrainian Parliament Member Over Odessa Fire
MOSCOW—Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention. The federal Investigative Committee said Alexei Goncharenko was being questioned Sunday about his alleged involvement in a fire that broke...
Russia detains Ukrainian parliament member over Odessa fire
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police have detained a member of Ukraine’s parliament as he was taking part in a march mourning a slain Russian opposition figure. Ukraine’s parliament has protested the detention. …read more Source: U.S....
