Section: US & Canada
APNewsBreak: Poland to move 1,000s of troops east in historic shift due to Ukraine conflict
Poland’s defense minister tells The Associated Press that the country will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War. …read more Source: FOX...
2 pro-Europe parties leading Ukraine vote
A woman holds her passport with a copy of an icon at a polling station during parliamentary elections in town of Konstantinovka, Donetsk region eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.Voters in… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
APNewsBreak: Poland to move 1,000s of troops east
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense minister tells The Associated Press that the country will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War.Tomasz Siemoniak says the troops are needed in the east because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine.He said Monday that at...
Monitors: Ukraine vote respected key freedoms
KIEV, Ukraine — International observers monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election have hailed the vote as a step forward in building democratic standards despite the unrest in eastern Ukraine.Kent Harstedt of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday that the election Sunday offered voters a real choice and...
Pro-Europe Parties Lead Vote In Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — International observers monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election have hailed the vote as a step forward in building democratic standards despite the unrest in eastern Ukraine. Kent Harstedt of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday that the election Sunday offered voters a real choice and...
Ukraine’s Democracy Problem
Letter From Kiev’s 217th Electoral District October 26, 2014 …read more Source: Foreign...
Spy Wars: Czechs Cite Spike in Russian Spooks
The reported increase in spying comes as relations between Russia and the West have worsened, culminating in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Monitors hail Ukraine vote as democratic achievement
International observers monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election have hailed the vote as a step forward in building democratic standards despite the unrest in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Peace on Putin’s Terms
How to Read the Recent Ceasefire Deal September 7, 2014 …read more Source: Foreign...
Pro-Europe Parties Leading Ukraine Parliament Election
KIEV, Ukraine—Two pro-European parties in Ukraine that ran on a platform to enact tough reforms shared the lead after a parliamentary election, according to partial results released Monday. With more than half the votes counted, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front was leading with 21.6 percent of the vote while President Petro...
