Section: US & Canada
RCAF training mission to Romania completed
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) completed their Air Task Force’s (ATF) training mission in Romania today and was honoured with a parade and flag-lowering ceremony at the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii, the RCAF noted in a news release. More from the release: The RCAF CF-18 aircraft will now relocate to Lithuania to...
Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says
NATO officials said the artillery units, staffed by Russian personnel, were moved into Ukraine recent days and being used to fire at Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The New York...
Moscow Skyscraper Stunt Sparks Memes, Suspicion, And Confusion
Ever since a prankster adorned a skyscraper in downtown Moscow in Ukraine’s national colors, blue and yellow have been popping up all over the Russian Internet — raised suspicions over all things yellow and blue in the capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Disputed Russian aid convoy arrives in Luhansk
Kiev calls the unauthorized entry of trucks into Ukraine a ‘direct invasion.’ …read more Source: USA...
Guess Which Leader Putin Talked to the Most This Year
Figures posted online by the Kremlin website and analyzed by NBC News show Obama spoke to Putin just five times since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
Russian aid convoy reaches war-torn city of Luhansk
Declaring it had lost patience with Ukraine’s stalling tactics, Russia sent at least 130 aid trucks rolling into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without the approval of the government in Kyiv. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion” that aimed to provoke an international incident. …read more Source: CTV...
Merkel Takes Charge of Pacifying Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to have landed the role of chief negotiator in the Ukraine conflict. Expect an uneasy compromise. …read more Source:...
‘Mustang Wanted’ Claims He Raised Ukrainian Flag Over Moscow
Ukrainian daredevil “Mustang Wanted” has claimed responsibility for painting the “seven sisters” spire and raising the Ukrainian flag over Moscow, calling it a “fit of sincere patriotic sentiment” and suggested he would hand himself in in exchange for Russia’s release of Ukrainian army pilot Nadya...
Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says
The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and is using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday. …read more Source: The Huffington...
NATO criticizes Russian convoy sent into Ukraine
NATO’s secretary general has condemned Russia for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into eastern Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: Miami...
