Section: US & Canada
Ukraine peace plan proposed amid pressure for lethal aid
French president said the two have a proposal “based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” …read more Source: USA...
Putin invites new Greek premier to visit Moscow, as Athens, Germany trade barbs over Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece’s new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over European Union policy on Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Arming Ukraine could provoke Russia, NATO general warns
The top NATO commander says any move to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapons must take into account any possible angry reaction from Russia. …read more Source: CTV...
Aid Agencies Need More Funds Than Ever Before. This Is How They’re Coping
2014 was a tumultuous year. Fresh fighting rocked countries like the Central African Republic, Ukraine and South Sudan, even as ongoing violence in Syria and Iraq lingered. The turmoil left more people displaced from their homes than ever recorded before. More people died in this year’s Ebola outbreak than in all the previous outbreaks of...
Georgia’s War Lessons for Ukraine
The 2008 Russo-Georgian war offers a way to a solution in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Russia Unveils Controversial Yalta Monument Featuring Stalin
Russia has unveiled a controversial monument to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Britain’s Winston Churchill, and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the annexed region of Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kerry urges Russia to commit to peace in Ukraine
In a new push for peace in eastern Ukraine, the leaders of France and Germany announced Thursday they were heading to Kyiv and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting. The surprise move appeared designed to head off U.S. considerations of giving Ukraine heavy weapons, something Europeans oppose out of fears of sparking an arms race....
Hagel Won’t Say If Failure to Arm Ukraine Invites Russia Aggression but It’s ‘A Fair Question’
…read more Source: The Washington Free...
What Germany Owes Ukraine
In a state visit to Hungary on Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated what has become her mantra ever since Russian tanks, men, and materiel began pouring over the border into Ukraine last spring. “I am convinced that this conflict cannot be solved militarily,” the Queen of Europe, now entering her 10th year as the most powerful...
Putin, Merkel, Hollande Plan ‘Constructive’ Ukraine Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is prepared to move forward with Friday’s scheduled talks on the Ukraine crisis with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, his senior foreign policy advisor said on Thursday, according to Reuters. …read more Source: International Business...
