Section: US & Canada
Ukraine port city near Russia fears it will become next battleground
With pro-Russia separatists once again gaining ground in the bloody conflict for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, a sense of panic has overcome this port city on the shores of the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine Crisis: Putin Says He Could Capture Kiev In 2 Weeks If He Wanted To
Russian President Vladimir Putin increased the rhetoric over Ukraine, saying he could capture Kiev within two weeks if he wanted to do so, the Italian newspaper Le Repubblica reported. The remarks came after Putin proposed statehood for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukraine rebels pull back from independence demands at cease-fire talks
Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for autonomy — a shift that reflects Moscow’s desire to strike a deal at a new round of peace talks. …read more Source: FOX...
Vladimir Putin, BRICS Bank and Eclipse of South American Idealism
If recent developments are any indication, South American political elites seem to have jettisoned much of the high minded left idealism of past years in favor of crass economic interests. In a somewhat outlandish turn of events, Brazil has embraced Vladimir Putin, a figure who has desperately sought to end his country’s political and...
Obama inaction on Russia invasions of Ukraine could impede nuclear disarmament
The muted American response to Russia’s invasions of Ukraine could have consequences far beyond Eastern Europe, according to security analysts who fear the crisis may discourage countries in the future from swearing off nuclear weapons like Kiev did in a 1994 treaty. Three years after the Soviet Union’s breakup, newly …...
Putin: ‘If I Want, I Will Take Kyiv In Two Weeks’
The Italian newspaper “Le Repubblica” printed an article on September 1 that reported Russian President Vladimir Putin told outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, “If I want, I could take Kyiv in two weeks.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine rebels soften demand for independence
Insurgents from eastern Ukraine pull back demands and say autonomy and amnesty may be enough to strike a peace deal …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks
Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in exchange for autonomy – a shift that reflects Moscow’s desire to strike a deal at a new round of peace talks. (Sept. 1) …read more Source: USA...
Back-to-School in Ukraine Marred by War
The first day of classes at School No. 66. This is the industrial city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. All the trappings of back-to-school… but bubbling just below the surface, tensions are high. Last week, pro-Russian rebels fighting the government took a major town less than an hour’s drive away. They’re threatening this...
NATO To Create ‘Spearhead’ Rapid Reaction Force In Response To Ukraine Crisis
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) – NATO leaders will respond to the Ukraine crisis by agreeing this week to create a “spearhead” rapid reaction force, potentially including several thousand troops, that could be sent to a hotspot in as little as two days, officials said on Monday. The 28-nation alliance already has a...
