Section: US & Canada
Top official: Russians will ‘eat less’ for Putin
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, on Friday warned the West against trying to topple President Vladimir Putin and said that Russians are ready to sacrifice their wealth in Putin’s support. Russia has for the past year been sliding into recession amid a slump...
Ukraine’s long, cold winter: Rising prices, escalating violence and Putin
Oleksandr GavrylyukKIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 23 (UPI) — For the outside world looking in, the conflict in Ukraine is about big picture issues: energy markets, the economy and fear of aggression from Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: United Press...
Signs emerge of looming rebel offensive in eastern Ukraine
Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. …read more Source: CTV...
Signs Emerge of Major Ukraine Rebel Offensive Looming
DONETSK, Ukraine— Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. A rebel leader said they will continue to fight and won’t join further peace talks — but left unclear whether they would respect this week’s agreement to pull back heavy weapons from the...
Russia slams Polish FM for saying Ukrainians liberated Auschwitz
(JTA) — Moscow condemned as “sacrilegious” the Polish foreign minister’s suggestion that Ukrainians, not Russians, liberated Auschwitz. Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview Wednesday with Polskie Radio, addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s absence from a ceremony scheduled to take place at the...
Russian economy in bad shape, minister says
Daniel J. GraeberDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Russian economic woes predate the steady decline in oil prices and sanctions triggered by crises in Ukraine, a Russian minister said Friday from Switzerland. …read more Source: United Press...
Big rebel offensive feared in Ukraine as NATO warns of Russian arms
Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko said rebel fighters will continue to fight for more territory …read more Source: The Globe and...
Signs emerge of major Ukraine rebel offensive looming
Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Ukraine Separatist: Rebels Will ‘Advance To Borders’ Of Donetsk Region
The leader of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region has said that rebel forces will seek to take over the entire province and will not initiate peace talks with government forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
FP’s Situation Report: The patriarch of the House of Saud dies; When a body count is not a body count; Someone’s missing in Davos; and much more from around the world.
By David Francis with Sabine Muscat The patriarch of the House of Saud is dead. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud died Thursday at the age of 90. His passing comes as the oil-rich kingdom battles low oil prices and the rise of extremism across the Middle East and Africa. And relations with the United States, a long-time...
