Section: US & Canada
French Court Approves Kazakh Banker’s Extradition to Face Charges
A French court approved the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive Kazakh banker, to face fraud-related charges in Russia or Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin Just Gave One Of The Most Anti-American Speeches Of His Career
Russian President Vladimir Putin just gave one of the most stridently anti-Western speeches of his career, a 40-minute “diatribe … that was reminiscent of the Cold War,” according to Reuters. Putin was speaking before an “informal group of experts” at a mountain resort outside the former Olympic city of Sochi that...
“Darth Vader” Campaigns for Ukrainian Parliament
Darth Vader is back… and says he wants to rule Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Not All Voters Inspired by Ukraine Election
Ukraine’s government is heralding Sunday’s election as a chance to usher in a more trustworthy, Western-oriented legislature. But some voters feel less than inspired, seeing the same old faces and political rot. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
French Court Authorizes Extradition Of Fugitive Kazakh Banker
An appellate court in the French city of Lyon has authorized the extradition of fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia’s Putin blames U.S. for destabilizing world order
MOSCOW–Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of endangering the international order by trying to “remake the whole world” for its own, exclusive interests Friday, and predicted that Ukraine would not be the last conflict the major powers would clash over. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Putin: Europe Can’t Stop Buying Russian Gas
As the crisis in Ukraine continues to grind along and casualties continue to mount, despite the existence of a ceasefire, Russia holds a trump card. Winter is coming and Europe will have little option but to turn to Putin for its gas purchases. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he did not expect European countries to stop buying...
Putin: Ukraine Not Interested in Dialogue
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not see a desire by the Ukrainian government to settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine through dialogue. He spoke Friday in the southern Russian city of Sochi following a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel’s office said she stressed the need for full implementation of the...
Darth Vader Is Running for Prime Minister of Ukraine, Vowing to Take On Putin
As Ukraine continues to struggle with Russian influence in its political affairs, Darth Vader, leader of the Galactic Empire has thrown his hat in the ring of the country’s complex powerplay. Ukraine’s so-called Internet Party has put forward the Star Wars villain as its prime ministerial candidate in Sunday’s nationwide...
Vladimir Putin accuses U.S. of damaging world order
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a “unilateral diktat” on the rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the West. …read more Source: The Toronto...
