Section: US & Canada
Germany’s Merkel Presses Hungary to Safeguard Democracy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday he should give space to opponents of his rule, a nod to critics who say Orban has eroded democratic freedoms. Merkel was on a one-day visit to Hungary, which is a major manufacturing base for German industries, but also irks some in Europe with its close ties to...
Ukraine Crisis: US Sending Lethal Aid Risks Escalating Conflict, But May Be Best Option
The stage is set for U.S. President Barack Obama to authorize shipments of weapons to the Ukraine’s ailing military, but now the White House is left to decide if sending that lethal aid will further escalate the already rising war there and prompt a strong Russian response. Opting not to send weapons could encourage Russian President...
Will Greece’s New Government Be a Western Mouthpiece for Putin?
ATHENS — The recent election win by Greece’s far-left Syriza party has focused attention on the economic consequences of its policies for the Eurozone. What has been overlooked is the effect this victory may have on the foreign policy of the EU countries as well as on NATO. That this latter aspect would come to predominate...
Ukrainian Troops Under Fire By Rebels As Peace Talks Fail
YENAKIEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine on Monday as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town, while both sides prepared to mobilise more forces for combat. U.S. officials said Washington was taking a “fresh look” at providing...
Mr. Netanyahu Goes to Washington: What to Say
With the prospect of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress looming, it seems necessary to revisit the possibility that Israeli leaders, increasingly isolated because of Iran’s foreign policy — support of Hamas, Hezbollah and now the Houthis in Yemen — might once again feel compelled to...
Amnesty Criticizes Ukraine, Pro-Russian Separatists For Civilian Deaths
Amnesty International says it has collected “gruesome evidence of civilian deaths and casualties” inflicted in recent days by both pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov Claims Obama’s Remarks Prove U.S. Backed Ukraine ‘Coup’
Russia has seized on remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama about an internationally brokered deal to resolve last year’s Ukrainian crisis, claiming they prove that Washington was involved in a “coup” against Ukraine’s Moscow-backed president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Russian Housewife Caught in Putin’s War
After the arrest of a 36-year-old former seamstress, there’s no longer much sense in attempting to prove Russia’s participation in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Military Commanders to Obama: Arm U.S. Allies
Top U.S. military commanders in both Europe and the Middle East support meeting the requests of allied forces for weapons that President Barack Obama has so far denied, according to reports. Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s military commander, now backs the provision of “defensive weapons” to Ukraine’s military, which has been devastated...
QP Live: Let an anti-terror debate consume the Commons
Adrian Wyld/CP Maclean’s is your home for the daily political theatre that is question period. If you’ve never watched, check out our primer. Today, QP runs from 2:15 p.m. until just past 3. We livestream and liveblog all the action. Where were we? Stephen Harper often talks about how we all live on a scary planet. He’s not...
