Section: US & Canada
Obama’s Last National Security Strategy
The world of today appears to be a great deal more dangerous than the one that President Obama inherited on taking office in 2009. The Islamic State (ISIS or IS) has remade the map of a large chunk of the Middle East. Neither Iraq nor Afghanistan is any more stable or peaceful despite the formal withdrawal of U.S. ground forces. War rages across...
Fighting In Ukraine Continues Ahead Of Important Peace Talks
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine Wednesday, killing five people at a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, as Western leaders confirmed that they would take part in peace talks later in the day. Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said she and French President Francois Hollande...
Friend of Putin Assumes Role of Negotiator in Ukrainian Conflict
Critics of Viktor V. Medvedchuk, enlisted by Ukraine in talks with separatists, are less troubled by his Soviet past than his close ties with Russia’s leader. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine demands “unconditional peace” as war rages
European leaders to join Putin and Ukrainian president for peace talks as spiralling death toll adds urgency to latest diplomatic push …read more Source:...
Fighting in Ukraine continues ahead of peace talks
Fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine Wednesday, killing five people at a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, as Western leaders confirmed that they would take part…Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
The West Should Arm Ukraine
Here’s Why—And How February 11, 2015 …read more Source: Foreign...
Raw: Damage from shelling at Ukraine bus station
At least two people were killed, according to rebel officials, when a shell hit a city-to-city bus station in downtown Donetsk on Wednesday. (Feb. 11) …read more Source: USA...
Meeting of World Leaders in Belarus Aims to Address Ukraine Conflict
The talks involving Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are based on peace agreement signed in September but violated almost immediately after its signing. …read more Source: The New York...
As leaders gather to discuss Ukraine peace, war intensifies
MOSCOW — Pro-Moscow rebels and Ukrainian forces waged intense battles over strategic ground Wednesday as leaders gathered for high-stakes talks seeking to quell the escalating conflict and close rifts between Russia and the West.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
The Daily Vertical: Will Ukraine Be Bosniafied?
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...
