Section: US & Canada
Russia Stations Warships Off Australian Coast Ahead Of G-20 Summit
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country’s northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the “lost glories” of the Soviet Union. The diplomatic...
Putin expands his black-ops bag of tricks
Even as Vladimir Putin was exciting gossip in Beijing this week by apparently flirting with China’s First Lady, Peng Liyuan, the Russian president was pushing ahead on three new fronts in his intensifying rivalry with the West. On Wednesday, while the recently-divorced Putin sparked a stream of risque jokes on the Internet by wrapping a...
G-20 Summit: Australia angry over Russian warships off country’s coast
BRISBANE, Australia – Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country’s northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the “lost glories” of the Soviet Union. The diplomatic drama, which has...
Putin Berates US Over Sanctions Before G20 Meeting
President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of undermining the very trade institutions it created by imposing sanctions on Russia, a “mistake” he hoped would be overcome in the “final count.” In an interview with Russian state news agency TASS before a meeting of the G20 major and developing economies, Putin said sanctions...
Russia Just Gave France A Final Deadline To Hand Over The Mistral Warship
Russia has given France until the end of November to deliver the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers currently stuck in a shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, according to reports. The ship, the Vladivostok, was scheduled to be delivered on Friday but that deadline is now certain to be missed. In response a senior Russian source told state-owned...
Putin to meet French president amid mounting tension over Ukraine, stalled warship deal
The French president will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the coming days, amid renewed Western concern about violence in Ukraine and mounting Russian pressure on France over a stalled warship deal. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian President Putin denies a rift with Germany’s Merkel
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied a rift with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has adopted a tough stance on Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Russian Incursions Into Ukraine Will Loom Large at the G20 Summit
Leaders from across the world are set to gather in Australia for the G-20 summit this weekend to discuss the health of the global economy; however, tensions between the White House and the Kremlin over Russian incursions into southeastern Ukraine are casting a long shadow over the forum. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told media that “the...
G20 Summit Shaping Up As Showdown Over Ukraine
Tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders will be in the spotlight during a G20 summit in the Australian city of Brisbane. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia to G-20: We’re here. So are our warships.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country’s northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the “lost glories” of the Soviet Union. The diplomatic...
