Section: US & Canada
Russian bike gang leader, Putin’s friend, put on Canada’s sanctions list
Among the executives and military officials included in the latest list of individuals targeted for sanctions by Canada over the conflict in Ukraine is Alexander Zaldostanov, a bike gang leader who is a mainstay of the Kremlin and a close personal friend of Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
How WhatsApp’s billionaire CEO spent the year after the $19 billion Facebook acquisition
It’s been exactly one year since Facebook acquired mobile messaging company WhatsApp for $19 billion. The groundbreaking deal made both of the app’s cofounders billionaires. Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, CEO Jan Koum moved with his family to the US when he was 16 years old. The family struggled and lived on welfare and food stamps....
Russian opposition leader Navalny given 15 days in custody
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 15 days in police custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. A district court in Moscow ruled Thursday that Navalny, an anti-corruption crusader who spearheaded protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule, violated the law when he...
Ukraine appeal for U.N. peacekeepers unlikely to succeed
Ukrainian national security leaders have appealed for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the separatist-occupied eastern regions of the country, but the call was immediately rejected Thursday by the insurgents and their Russian backers. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
British Fighter Jets Escort Russian Bombers Away From Coast Of U.K.
British Typhoon warplanes were scrambled after Russian military aircraft skirted England. The incident comes after the U.K. criticized Russia for its actions in Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
What Does It Mean for Obama to Love or Hate America?
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Rudy Giuliani is developing a productive sideline in rage-baiting. Fresh off a largely incoherent comment about black-on-black crime following the Michael Brown case, America’s Mayor said Wednesday night that President Obama doesn’t love America. Here’s what Giuliani said, according to Politico, during a...
Ukraine Calls Russia’s Bluff: If You Want Peace, Authorize Peacekeepers
The uncertain prospect of sending U.N. peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine gives Russia a chance to prove just how committed it is to upholding the crumbling ceasefire, Kiev’s ambassador to the U.S. said Thursday. It’s also an opportunity for Ukraine to try to put Moscow on the spot at the U.N. Security Council — especially if other...
The United States Isn’t Immune to Grexit Fallout
Greece’s anti-austerity Syriza party and European leaders are scrambling to find a deal that would allow Athens to pays its bills; if they don’t, Greece could run out of money in the coming months and get kicked out of the euro zone. And that wouldn’t be good for Europe or the United States. The United States has very little...
European leaders try to salvage Ukraine cease-fire
The cease-fire was undercut by battle for Debaltseve, won by separatists. …read more Source: USA...
Western Officials: Putin ‘Danger’ to Baltic States
Senior Western officials accused Russia on Thursday of redrawing the map of Europe by force and posing a threat to the Baltic states. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “real and present danger” to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and NATO is getting ready to repel any aggression, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said. Valdis...
