Section: US & Canada
Obama says Russia cannot redraw borders ‘at barrel of a gun’
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama warned after meeting Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the Ukraine crisis that the West cannot allow Russia to redraw Europe’s borders “at the barrel of a gun.””We continue to encourage a diplomatic resolution to this issue,” Obama told a joint press...
Does Putin Want War or Negotiations?
Confusion, confusion, confusion! This is how Russian President Vladimir Putin, increasingly isolated from Western conversations, keeps the world on its toes. Because only he has any answers. The conflict in eastern Ukraine is ever more fierce. Russian-supported rebels in the occupied cities of Donetsk and Luhansk now use sophisticated weapons to...
Angela Merkel, Obama try to bridge differences on arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a swirl of diplomatic maneuvering, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel huddled at the White House Monday to evaluate the prospects of reviving an elusive peace plan to end the conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. Hanging over the discussions was a potential split … …read...
EU ministers urge Russia to free imprisoned Ukraine pilot
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers have launched a plea for Russia to free a Ukrainian air force officer who has been on hunger strike in a Russian prison.Fourteen EU ministers and the French ambassador on Monday held pictures of Nadezhda Savchenko and urged Russian authorities to free the “illegally abducted Ukrainian...
EU ministers urge Russia to free imprisoned Ukraine pilot
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers have launched a plea for Russia to free a Ukrainian air force officer who has been on hunger strike in a Russian prison. Fourteen EU ministers and the French ambassador on Monday held pictures of Nadezhda Savchenko and urged Russian authorities to free the “illegally abducted Ukrainian pilot.” The...
EU ministers urge Russia to free imprisoned Ukraine pilot
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers have launched a plea for Russia to free a Ukrainian air force officer who has been on hunger… …read more Source:...
John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’
A dispute between Europe and the U.S. threatened to derail peace talks as it was announced that Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s president will meet Wednesday in Minsk …read more Source: Vancouver...
John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’
A deepening dispute between Europe and the United States threatened to derail efforts to bring peace to Ukraine Sunday, even as it was announced that Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, will talk face-to-face at a new summit in Minsk on Wednesday. The meeting, which will include Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, was...
Kelly McParland: Harper’s challenge is to avoid catastrophe as Putin pulls Europe over a cliff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with President Barack Obama today to discuss the re-escalating crisis in the Ukraine. She is then expected to fly to Ottawa to brief Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It is tempting to portray the West’s confrontation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine as a clash of global...
All about Eve — and suddenly Steve
Chris Wattie/Reuters The Canadian Greater Plumed Parliamentary Floor-Crossing is a peculiar beast. It appears at odd intervals and emits a characteristic squawk: two parts proclamation of allegiance to high ideals, one part denial of opportunism. It is amphibious and nomadic. There have been many sightings this season in Alberta. But this morning...
