Section: US & Canada
Russia conducting military surveillance flight over Canada
Russia is conducting a military monitoring mission over Canada this week, despite strained relations and a suspension of military co-operation between the two countries because of the crisis in Ukraine. The observation flight is being conducted under the auspices of the Treaty on Open Skies, which was signed by Canada, the United States, Russia...
At odds on Ukraine, U.S. and Russia vow closer ties on global security
Two countries agree to share intelligence on Islamic State militants …read more Source: The Globe and...
US, Russia vow intel-sharing on Islamic State
PARIS — The United States and Russia vowed Tuesday to renew cooperation on a broad array of global security matters — including intelligence sharing on Islamic State militants — the even as the two powers remained deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine.Although Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t use the term “reset” — a...
US, Russia Vow More Cooperation on Global Security
PARIS—The United States and Russia are vowing to cooperate more closely on a broad array of global security matters even as they remain deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for more than three hours in Paris Tuesday. Kerry emphasized afterward that the two...
US, Russia vow stronger cooperation on many issues
PARIS (AP) — The United States and Russia are vowing to cooperate more closely on a broad array of global security matters even as they remain deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine. Kerry didn’t use the word “reset” — the Obama administration’s first-term effort to improve ties with Russia. …read more Source: San...
Voices: Uneasy about the future, Kiev still has hope
“Either the politicians will force change or the Maidan will come here and rise again.” …read more Source: USA...
US, Russia vow stronger cooperation on many issues
PARIS (AP) — The United States and Russia are vowing to cooperate more closely on a broad array of global security matters even as they remain deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Putin’s Ukraine Strategy Is Straight Out Of ‘Game Of Thrones’
Chatter has begun about a possible easing of sanctions on Russia in the event of “progress” on a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Garry Kasparov, the Russian political activist and former grand chessmaster is convinced scaling back Western sanctions would only serve to embolden the country’s leader, President Vladimir Putin — in...
Isight: Russian Hackers Target NATO, Ukraine and Others
Russian hackers exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, according to cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners. ISight said it did not know what data had been found by the hackers, though it suspected they were...
Serbs Positive About Putin Visit
Vladimir Putin is visiting events marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade by Soviet forces in 1944 on October 16. The visit comes as Serbia resists pressure from Western countries to join international sanctions on Russia. Belgrade residents, watching rehearsals for a planned military parade, voiced support for Putin’s...
