Section: US & Canada
Rights activist who investigated deaths of Russian soldiers in Ukraine jailed
A Russian rights group says an activist who investigated the deaths and disappearances of Russian soldiers in Ukraine has been jailed. …read more Source: FOX...
Pritzker Travels Europe And Asia On Commercial Diplomacy Tour
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker recently returned from Ukraine and Turkey, and she heads next to Japan and South Korea. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to her about practicing commercial diplomacy.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Russian ‘Soldiers’ Mothers’ Activist Detained
The head of the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee from the Budennovsk branch in Russia’s Stavropol region, 73-year-old Lyudmila Bogatenkova, has been detained on suspicion of fraud. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Conflict Death Toll Surpasses 3,700
The United Nations says the death toll from the armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has reached 3,707. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Lawmaker Says Legislators Won’t Monitor Ukrainian Elections
A lawmaker says Russian parliament members will not go as monitors to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Unbowed, Putin Chews the Scenery in Milan
The brash antics of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia upstaged other world leaders, frustrating those at a meeting in Milan who hoped he would budge on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin, Poroshenko closer to new Ukraine deal after Milan meeting
European leaders meeting in Milan sat in on negotiations aimed at enforcing the ceasefire and ensuring gas flows through Ukraine this winter. …read more Source: Toronto...
Plunging Oil Prices Have Unpredictable Impact on Politics, Economics
Global oil prices are falling drastically, and a new World Bank study says they may remain low for a year or more. Lower energy costs can often help boost economic growth. Low prices might also increase political tensions and hurt investments in key energy sectors. The oil market is seeing a production surge from the United States as new...
Putin meets Poroshenko, EU leaders in Milan
European leaders expressed hope Friday of solving the bloody Ukraine conflict following “positive” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, only for the Kremlin to berate them as out of touch with reality. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Russia’s Debt Downgraded
Moody’s Investor Service downgraded Russia’s debt one notch to Baa2, citing the country’s fiscal uncertainty due to the Ukraine crisis and the expanded international sanctions stemming from that conflict. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
