Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Facebook Revolution, 1 Year Later
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s revolution began with a status update on Facebook. Angered by another high-handed move by an increasingly unpopular government, activist reporter Mustafa Nayyem called for a rally on the country’s most famous square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti — Independence Square. “As soon as there are more than 1,000 of us, we...
Serbia To Revoke Citizenship Of EU-Sanctioned Ukrainian Businessman
Serbia says it will revoke its citizenship granted to Ukrainian businessman Sergei Kurchenko, sanctioned by the European Union and wanted in his country on embezzlement charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden condemns Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine
U.S. Vice President visits Kiev on anniversary of pro-EU protests …read more Source: The Globe and...
Eight Tweets That Show How The Maidan Is Being Remembered Differently
On Twitter, the one-year anniversary of the Maidan is being marked starkly different by supporters of Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden Condemns Russian Action in Ukraine
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said that Russian aggression in Ukraine is “simply unacceptable,“ and called on the country to abide by the Minsk agreement. …read more Source: The New York...
Cold War 2? Russia Warns US Against Giving Arms to Ukraine After Reports of Shelling
Russia issued a warning to the United States after it was suggested by one official that arms should be sent to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, according to reports. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said the move would be construed as sending a “very serious signal.” Pro-Russian rebels...
Biden’s Right to Be Scared of Ukraine
Ukraine’s Western allies should concentrate on helping it reform itself, not helping it make war. …read more Source:...
Some 2,200 Polish and British troops hold tactical exercise in Poland
Some 2,200 Polish and British troops are taking part in joint tactical training this month that is part of NATO’s reaction to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
Protest Group: Putin’s High Approval Ratings Not Real
President Vladimir Putin may not be as popular as opinion polls suggest in Russia because the public has only limited access to information and the media is tightly controlled, members of the feminist punk protest band Pussy Riot said. Putin’s approval ratings have soared to more than 80 percent since the start of the crisis in Ukraine and...
Postcard from Solomons Island: Lesson from Mrs. Canada on how to be married and glamorous
SOLOMONS ISLAND, Maryland — The lady in red is Honey Boo Boo all grown up, a 40-year-old, blue-eyed Maritimer in stilettos and a sash that says MRS. CANADA, the stuff of Mountain Dew dreams and medical science. She is sitting in the coffee shop of a Holiday Inn on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, waiting to strut her head-turning attributes in a...
