Section: US & Canada
German investor confidence rises to highest level in a year
BERLIN (AP) — A survey shows that investor confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has risen to its highest level in a year though the increase was a little short of expectations amid concerns over Ukraine and Greece. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine fighting continues despite deadline to withdraw heavy weapons
Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels have failed to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. …read more Source: CTV...
REPORTS: Pro-Moscow rebels just captured a key Ukrainian town
Reports in Russian media suggest that pro-Russian rebels have taken the railway town of Debaltseve from besieged Ukrainian government forces. The rebels claim that most of the city is now under the control of armed groups loyal to the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic, according to Riga-based online newspaper and news aggregator...
The West cannot abandon Ukraine now
After over 17 hours of exhaustive negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk, Belarus between Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, France’s President François Hollande, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the… …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian Military, Rebels Miss Deadline To Withdraw Heavy Artillery From Frontline
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have missed the deadline to begin withdrawing heavy weaponry from the frontline, according to media reports. Under a ceasefire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France last week, the two warring sides had agreed to start pulling back heavy weapons...
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Hybrid War — In Europe
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...
Putin Paranoia
Hopefully, the shaky truce between Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko, brokered in Minsk by Angela Merkel, will hold.For nothing good, but much evil, could come of broadening and lengthening this war that has cost the lives of 5,400 Ukrainians. default_blog.jpg read more …read more Source: CNS...
Combat raging inside Ukraine flashpoint Debaltseve
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine troops and pro-Russian rebels were engaged in combat inside the flashpoint town of Debaltseve on Tuesday, both sides said, in a significant blow to a fragile three-day-old ceasefire. It was the first time fighting has erupted on the streets of Debaltseve, which up until now had witnessed artillery exchanges between...
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Hybrid War — In Europe
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...
Why the West should listen to Merkel on Ukraine
Before adding more arms to the Ukraine crisis, Western leaders need to double down on patience and diplomatic engagement. …read more Source: The Globe and...
