Section: US & Canada
Europe Mulls a Russian Language TV Channel to Counter Moscow Propaganda
Latvian government officials don’t mince words when expressing their views on Russian media. The state-backed television channels beaming into European homes amount to “Goebbels-style propaganda” and are “lying 24/7”, says Viktors Makarovs, an adviser to Latvia’s Foreign Minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs. Since the West and Russia reverted...
Ukraine, rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
DONETSK, Ukraine — Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian government troops fought pitched battles Monday for control of Donetsk airport, while residential areas nearby were caught in intensive crossfire.The airport, reduced to a wreck by months of heavy fighting, has been the epicenter of hostilities due to its symbolic importance and strategic...
Separatists Renew Attack on Airport as Russia and Ukraine Bicker
By Richard Balmforth KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east on Monday after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a “strategic mistake.” Ukrainian officials said three soldiers had been killed and 66 wounded over the past 24 hours,...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
Donetsk airport, reduced to rubble in fighting since May, is of limited strategic importance in short term but has great symbolic value. …read more Source: Toronto...
Both sides claim victory in major eastern Ukraine battle
The fight for control of Donetsk airport, now largely in ruins, has been ferocious in the last few days, leaving only uncertainty …read more Source:...
Moscow Warns Kyiv As Fighting Rages, EU Steady On Sanctions
Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations as fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine and casualties mount. In Brussels, the EU has ruled out easing sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Huge anti-Charlie Hebdo rally in Chechnya as global protests rumble on
Grozny (Russia) (AFP) – The backlash over Charlie Hebdo rumbled on Monday after days of bloodshed in Niger, with a huge rally in Chechnya against the magazine’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Afghan protesters burning the French flag and Gazans levelling threats against France. Hundreds of thousands of people flooded into the...
EU won’t ease Russia sanctions as Ukraine conflict rages
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s foreign ministers on Monday ruled out any easing of sanctions against Russia as long as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine, despite concerns about the economic consequences. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the 28 ministers decided that the EU “will stay the course.” Denying any fraying of...
The Unstoppable Rise Of Ramzan Kadyrov
Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov, who celebrated his 38th birthday on October 5, may not yet be the second-most-powerful political figure in the Russian Federation. But that is not for want of self-promotion. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian government troops fought pitched battles Monday for control of Donetsk airport, while residential areas nearby were caught in intensive crossfire. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
