Section: US & Canada
Putin Vow to Support Ukraine Rebels
MOSCOW—Moscow will not allow the defeat of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned, arguing that both sides need to make concessions for a floundering peace deal to succeed. Putin’s statement in an interview with German ARD television came as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss...
Video emerges of MH17 aftermath
The video is believed to show the immediate aftermath of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine four months ago. …read more Source:...
Putin: Moscow won’t let Ukraine rebels fail
Moscow will not allow the defeat of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned, arguing that both sides need to make concessions for a floundering peace deal to succeed. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Putin says sides not abiding peace deal in Ukraine
Putin says peace in east Ukraine is possible, but both sides not fully upholding a peace deal …read more Source:...
Russia Plays Big Role in Cyber Spying, Hacking
Even in these times of incessant cyber-attacks and Internet hacks, the news took many security analysts by surprise – and led to the doors of the Kremlin. Late in October, computer networks at the White House were breached by an outside group, causing disruptions throughout the entire system. White House officials were quick to point out that the...
Putin says he’s afraid Ukraine will drift ‘toward neo-Nazism’ and ethnic cleansing
Though Putin told German TV he believed peace was possible, he also lashed out against what Moscow perceives as the repression of Russian-speakers in the region …read more Source: Calgary...
Putin Says Sides Not Abiding Peace Deal In Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s president said he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a truce struck in September. In an interview with German television broadcast late Sunday, Putin said he was convinced that it was possible to end the deadlock in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling...
EU agrees to add Ukraine separatists to blacklist: diplomats
Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to hit more Ukraine separatists with asset freezes and travel bans, diplomats said, deepening sanctions over the crisis that pits pro-Kremlin rebels against Kiev. After a meeting in Brussels, the ministers asked the union’s diplomatic service to come up with a new blacklist...
Moscow’s Many Misdirections
When Putin met Harper at the G-20 this week, it is said that the Russian leader insisted to the Canadian Prime Minister that there were no Russian troops in the Ukraine. Last week also saw a Moscow television station insisting they had dramatic footage proving that the MH-17 flight downed over the Ukraine last July was actually shot down by a...
Putin says he’s afraid Ukraine will drift ‘toward neo-Nazism’ and ethnic cleansing
Though Putin told German TV he believed peace was possible, he also lashed out against what Moscow perceives as the repression of Russian-speakers in the region …read more Source: Vancouver...
