Section: US & Canada
The Daily Vertical: Ukraine’s Third Force
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that will appear Monday through Friday. Viewers can submit suggested topics to address on Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Conflict Flares in Myanmar as Reforms Slip Into Reverse
WALLAY, BURMA–When foreign dignitaries visit Myanmar, still known as Burma in much of the West, they don’t walk the rural hills over which the central government and assorted ethnic groups, such as the Karen, fought for decades. Like Wallay village, which required an extended boat ride through territory that could aptly be described...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire that was supposed to take effect five days ago, a Ukrainian military… …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian military spokesman says separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times over the past day, despite a cease-fire that was called into effect five days ago.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into… …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Rebels still on offense after key victory
As tenuous 5-day old cease-fire struggles to take shape, Ukrainian official stokes fears pro-Russian forces could try to seize another key town …read more Source:...
EU and Britain ‘Sleepwalked’ Into Ukraine Crisis, Say UK Lords
House of Lords report criticises EU member states for ‘being taken by surprise’ by crisis …read more Source:...
‘Sleepwalking’ Into Crisis: How Putin Took West by Surprise
America’s European allies sleepwalked into the conflict with Russia in Ukraine, according to a report by British lawmakers. …read more Source:...
Merkel, Hollande To Discuss Ukraine Amid Renewed Fighting
The German and French leaders are due to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine amid a shaky cease-fire deal aimed at putting an end to the fighting in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report Accuses EU, Britain Of ‘Sleepwalking’ Into Ukraine Crisis
A British Parliamentary committee says the European Union and Britain are guilty of “sleepwalking” into the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
