Section: US & Canada
NATO Pledges Support to Ukraine, Warns of Possible Russian Invasion
KIEV, Ukraine—NATO’s chief defied mounting Russian belligerence Thursday with a pledge to provide assistance to Ukraine, which is battling to quash an insurgency being waged by pro-Russia rebels in the country’s east. The show of support from Anders Fogh Rasmussen comes as government troops increasingly focus their push to claw...
Russia Bans Western Food Imports, Ukraine Scuffles Heat Up
Tension on the streets of Kiev. Holdout demonstrators, angry at perceived Russian interference in Eastern Ukraine, are refusing to leave Independence Square, in an anti-Moscow protest that began last autumn. But Moscow is showing no signs of changing tack, despite the protests.. and economic sanctions imposed by the west. In fact the Russian...
E.C.B. Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Despite Geopolitical Risks
The European Central Bank’s president said the economic risks from the Ukraine crisis did not yet warrant a shift in monetary policy. …read more Source: The New York...
‘We’re at war’: Lone American joins Ukrainian forces, battles pro-Russian separatists
The Ukrainian military finally has American boots on the ground in its fight against pro-Russian separatists. Unfortunately for the Ukrainians, it’s just one man. “Franko” is an American citizen of Ukrainian decent who joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April. “I’m of Ukrainian...
‘It’d Be Better To Die’ — Ukrainian Journalist Talks About Ordeals In Captivity
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Ukrainian journalist and Maidan activist Irma Krat speaks about her ordeal in captivity after being detained and held for 77 days by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Give Peacekeepers a Chance in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is escalating in Ukraine after the latest round of European and U.S. sanctions. Offering an international peacekeeping mission might help to break the cycle. …read more Source:...
Canada sends military gear to assist Ukrainian fighters
Canada is sending military equipment to Ukraine including helmets, first aid kits, tents and protective vests. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia And Iran Reportedly Signed A Huge Oil Deal — But No One Knows The Details
Iran and Russia may have just signed a major $20 billion oil deal, as reported by Russia’s Itar-Tass, Iran’s Fars News, and the Telegraph on Wednesday. The deal would allow Iran to circumvent western and international sanctions aimed at curtailing the country’s nuclear program. And it would allow Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Snowden’s Revelations Bring Changes to US Intelligence Gathering
For more than a year, former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been living in Russia, having been granted asylum. He is wanted in the United States on espionage charges after making public key intelligence documents dealing with the U.S. National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs. And amid frosty U.S.-Russia...
Russia hits back on sanctions, bans food from West
Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: CNY...
