Section: US & Canada
Op-Ed Contributor: A Way Out for Ukraine and Russia
Autonomy for the Donbass region would allow the rest of Ukraine to look West. …read more Source: The New York...
WWII Anniversary: David Cameron Warns ‘Don’t Make Same Mistake With Putin As We Made with Hitler’
David Cameron has warned that the mistakes made in appeasing Adolf Hitler during the 1930s must not be repeated in the treatment of Vladimir Putin. Speaking behind closed doors at an EU summit in Brussels, the prime minster warned European leaders that Putin must be prevented from seizing all of the Ukraine to avoid the situation that led to the...
Putin: Ukraine must withdraw, rebels must halt
Ukraine says Russian forces sighted in major eastern cities …read more Source:...
Putin: Ukraine Must Withdraw, Rebels Must Halt
KIEV, Ukraine— Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Russian-backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine to “stop advancing” Wednesday and urged the Ukrainian army to withdraw their troops from the region. A day ahead of a NATO summit, Ukraine issued a vague statement about agreeing with Putin on cease-fire steps for eastern Ukraine. The...
NATO Can’t Do Anything to Save Ukraine
This week’s NATO summit in Wales has been billed as the most important meeting in the organization’s history, “ …read more Source: The New...
Obama Says Planned NATO Deployments Send A Clear Message
U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to defend other NATO states under what is known as Article 5 of the alliance’s charter. He spoke at a news conference in Tallinn with Estonian President Toomas Ilves. In reaction to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, NATO’s secretary-general recently announced that...
Obama Casts Russia As A Threat To Peace In Europe
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Lashing out at Russia, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cast Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine as a threat to peace in Europe. He vigorously vowed to come to the defense of NATO allies that fear they could be Vladimir Putin’s next target. “You lost your independence once before,” Obama said...
Obama Stresses NATO Commitment to Baltics
President Barack Obama condemned Russia’s intervention in Ukraine Wednesday as a “brazen assault” on the country’s integrity and assured three former Soviet satellite states that NATO would defend them against any aggression by Moscow. Obama said that Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia had lost their independence before to...
Obama to Russia: ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’
Earlier in the day there were conflicting statements from both sides in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Obama expresses skepticism on Russia’s aims in Ukrainian conflict
President Obama expressed skepticism Wednesday about Russia’s aims in Ukraine after officials in Kiev announced that the two countries had agreed to a cease-fire, then backed off that claim. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
