Section: US & Canada
Putin to focus on Ukraine during trip to Milan
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will have a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Milan. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
John Kerry Facepalms Next To Russian Foreign Minister Before Suggesting A ‘Reset’
The U.S. and Russia have apparently agreed to put aside their differences to cooperate in the international fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which has thus far failed to slow the momentum of the Sunni extremist group. The Associated Press notes that although Kerry didn’t use the term “reset,” the U.S. Secretary of State...
Greece Is Getting Crushed Again
As if the world didn’t have enough to be worried about (ISIS, Ebola, slowing China, Ukraine, Slowing Germany, Fed tightening, etc.) now look what’s back: Greece. Greece, which had been calm for awhile, is now being wracked by two separate, but related things. One is the rise in the political popularity of left-winger Alexis Tsipras,...
Putin set for diplomatic blitz in Milan focusing on Ukraine
The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will have a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Milan. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin to focus on Ukraine during trip to Milan
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will have a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Milan. Attending this week’s Europe-Asia summit in Milan offers Putin the first chance to discuss the Ukrainian crisis with Western leaders since his trip to France in June to attend the...
U.S and Russia Agree to Share Intelligence on Common Enemy: ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday to increase intelligence sharing between Moscow and Washington on Islamic State militants, focusing on a common enemy even as deep divisions remained over the crisis in Ukraine. Speaking in Paris after talks with his Russian counterpart, Kerry said the...
Putin, Poroshenko discuss measures to restore peace to east Ukraine, Kremlin says
A Kremlin statement issued late on Tuesday said the Ukrainian and Russian presidents had spoken by telephone and discussed measures to restore peace in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Crimea’s Gay Community Moves Out as Russian Homophobia Sets In
The Qbar was always an awkward fit in the nightlife of Sevastopol. It was the only place in the Ukrainian city to host the occasional drag show, and certainly the only place where the all-male waitstaff wore booty shorts beneath their aprons. In other parts of Europe, and even many cities in mainland Ukraine, the camp décor would have raised few...
Putin, Poroshenko Discuss Ukraine Peace Measures
The Kremlin says that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, have discussed possible measures to restore peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Ukraine leaders talking, will meet in Italy this wek
A long-running dispute over natural gas supplies will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko hold talks in Italy later this week, the Kremlin said. …read more Source:...
