Section: US & Canada
Ukraine ceasefire expires with no immediate moves for extension
The fragile, 10-day cease-fire in eastern Ukraine expired Monday night with no immediate word from the country’s president on whether he would extend it, and no sign that the pro-Moscow separatists had met his demands to ease the violence. …read more Source: CTV...
What the Scottish Referendum Teaches the World
In less than 90 days, the sun may set on the United Kingdom. On September 18, the people of Scotland will vote on whether to secede from it, potentially altering far more than the Union Jack which currently includes the cross of Scotland’s patron saint, St. Andrew. Whereas once the quest for an independent Scotland played out on the...
Rethinking Populism in Europe
Europe underwent a profound transformation in the 16th century with the Protestant reformation. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and their co-religionists attacked the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church and its corrupt practices. They also advocated a different, more direct relationship between the individual and God. They were aided by the new...
Ukraine’s Cease-Fire Expires
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels have not handed back border posts, laid down their weapons or fulfilled other conditions, Ukraine’s president said Monday in a phone call with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France. The call between President Petro Poroshenko, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Germany’s Chancellor Angela...
Ukraine president meets with Putin, European leaders over conflict
Petro Poroshenko’s phone conversation with the leaders of Russia, German and France comes amid rebel defiance of his demands that weapons be put down …read more Source:...
With EU Trade Agreement, Ukraine ‘Open for Business’
Just days after Ukraine signed an association agreement with the European Union, Ukrainian businesses held an exhibition of their products to show the country, and the rest of Europe, that Ukraine is open for business. Ukrainian producers say they are eager to get their products on European shelves. Ukraine’s wages are cheaper than in the...
World War I, Rather than World War II, Is Key for U.S. Foreign Policy
The 100-year anniversary of the most important event in the 20th century passed recently with predictably scant notice in the American media. The anniversary can’t be that of the allied D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II, because that event happened only 70 years ago. And it’s not the anniversaries of the attack on Pearl...
Ukrainian, Russian leaders agree to work on ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has come to an agreement with Russia to work on the adoption of a cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels in the country’s embattled east. …read more Source: FOX...
The Ukraine Conflict
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Disenchanted With Home, Many Russians Seek New Life In Ukraine
Russians frustrated by political repressions and a hostile business climate at home are increasingly seeking to resettle in neighboring Ukraine. RFE/RL’s Russian Service speaks to six Russians about their reasons for making the switch. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
