Section: US & Canada
Russia Signals More Military To Belarus as Ukraine Briefly Cuts Power To Crimea
Peace negotiations commenced Wednesday in Kiev aimed at quelling a war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, but recent moves on both sides cast a shadow on the prospects for a resolution emerging from the talks. On Wednesday, Ukraine briefly cut off power to Crimea, its former territory that Russia annexed earlier this year, while Russia...
15 Predictions for Asia in 2015
We have no shortage of people in the Asia Society network with ideas and suggestions about what the next year will bring. The other night we hosted a panel on “Asia 2015,” a whirlwind tour of the continent’s near future. Eurasia Group CEO Ian Bremmer foresaw no deal between the U.S. and Iran; the Obama Administration, he said,...
Ukraine peace talks break up without deal to meet again: rebel
Kiev (AFP) – A pro-Russian rebel negotiator said on Wednesday that a “difficult” preliminary round of Ukrainian peace negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk concluded without an agreement to meet again.”We had a difficult preliminary meeting,” Donetsk separatist region mediator Denis Pushilin told a separatist...
Peace talks regarding the fighting in Ukraine conclude after 5 hours
Talks aimed at reaching a stable cease-fire in Ukraine between its government forces and pro-Russian armed groups ended Wednesday after more than five hours, with no indication of progress and questions about when the next round might take place. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Conflict Points to De-escalation
Video Transcript Eugene Chausovsky: Hello. My name is Eugene Chausovsky. I’m a Eurasia analyst here at Stratfor, and joining me today is Lili Bayer, a fellow Eurasia analyst. Today we will be discussing the latest in the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine. So Lili, there’s been a lot of diplomatic activity recently...
Russia blames NATO for Ukraine abandoning nonaligned status
Top Russian security officials Wednesday accused NATO of pressuring Ukraine to drop its post-Soviet nonaligned status and warned that Moscow’s relations with the Western alliance would be damaged beyond repair if it extends membership to the longtime Kremlin ally. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
Minsk (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks on Wednesday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the ex-Soviet republic in ruins and upset East-West ties.A successful round of preliminary negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk would pave the way for a second meeting on Friday at which a final agreement...
Top news of 2014 left public grasping for answers
Twenty-thousand feet down the answers may be waiting, hidden in some underwater canyon far off Australia’s coast. But more than nine months after searchers began scouring the seas for a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that vanished with 239 people aboard, the catastrophe defies resolution. In that way, the long, fruitless hunt for clues to...
Ukraine peace talks resume
Ed AdamczykMINSK, Belarus, Dec. 24 (UPI) — Delayed negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict resumed Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source: United Press...
The Amazon Grinch and Germany’s Unhappy Elves
LEIPZIG, Germany — A week before Christmas, Amazon’s logistics center in Leipzig is bustling. Trucks trace a line to and from the loading docks at the American online retailing giant’s vast complex, which helps supply Germany and beyond. Inside, workers stack and ready holiday packages for shipment. It’s the busiest time of year...
