Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian President Vows to Stand Firm In Talks With Russia
Russian and Ukrainian presidents are meeting in Paris in an effort to end five-and-a-half years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels. The first face-to-face meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy is mediated by France and Germany and...
Russia and Ukraine make small steps toward peace, but no big leap
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a “full and comprehensive implementation” of a cease-fire before the end of 2019. …read more Source::...
At 34, Sanna Marin Is the World’s Youngest Sitting Head of Government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways. Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland’s new prime minister. When she takes the reins of the country, most likely on Tuesday, she will become the...
Last Impeachment Hearing Ends With a Meh
Doug Mills/ReutersThe House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing on Monday was supposed to be something like each side’s closing argument in the House’s impeachment inquiry. Instead the meeting, which was likely the last time the House will call witnesses to discuss evidence President Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate...
Russia, Ukraine leaders agree on cease-fire, prisoner exchange by year’s end
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to a cease-fire Monday, moving the two countries closer to ending a standoff in the Donbas region. …read more Source:: United Press...
Democrats to announce articles of impeachment against Trump on Tuesday
Announcement of the articles of impeachment would follow a marathon day of hearings on President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, NBC News reports. …read more Source::...
Colbert Goes Off on Trump for Lying About FBI Inspector General Report
Christmas came early for Stephen Colbert on Monday when the Justice Department’s Inspector General at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Announcement expected as Democrats prep impeachment articles
House Democratic leaders preparing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump are expected to announce next steps early Tuesday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened the House chairmen leading the impeachment inquiry in her office after a daylong Judiciary Committee hearing that laid out the case against Trump. Democrats are warning of the...
Russia, Ukraine Leaders Agree on Ceasefire Following Four-Way Talks in Paris
Russian and Ukrainian leaders agreed to implement a ceasefire and a prisoners’ swap by years end, following four-way talks in Paris on Monday that also included France and Germany. The four heads of state said they had made progress and that just talking was a key step forward. They are to meet again in four months.Ukraine’s President...
Putin, Zelensky, in first sitdown, agree to exchange all prisoners, revive peace process
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreed Monday to revive peace talks in order to de-escalate tensions between the two nations amid the five-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that has reshaped geopolitics in the region. …read more Source:: FOX...
