TENSIONS RISE AS RUSSIANS CROSS INTO UKRAINE
Ukraine security officials say two columns of Russian tanks crossed the border into the southeast corner of the country. President Petro Poroshenko’s calling on Ukrainians to resists giving into panic....
View ArticleUKRAINE DEATH TOLL RISES TO AT LEAST 2220: GENEVA BASED U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE
The death toll from the war in eastern Ukraine has risen to at least 2220 with some three dozen people killed each day. The numbers have been released by the U.N. Human Rights office which says both...
View ArticlePUTIN CALLS FOR POLITICAL SOLUTION TO UKRAINE CRISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be pushing for statehood and full independence for the region of eastern Ukraine that he recently referred to as “New Russia.” Putin was speaking on Russian...
View ArticleHARPER HEADED TO BRITAIN FOR NATO SUMMIT
Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will gather for a summit in Wales this week. They will discuss the growing threat by Russian forces in Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will...
View ArticleUKRAINE SAYS CEASEFIRE HAS BEEN REACHED WITH RUSSIA
There is a potential major development out of Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko posted a message on his twitter account that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed on a ceasefire in...
View ArticleAFGHANISTAN, UKRAINE, AND IRAQ ON NATO SUMMIT AGENDA
Prime Minister Harper and other NATO leaders are in Newport, Wales for a summit that will discuss three trouble spots around the world. Ukraine is the main topic on the agenda, although the first item...
View ArticleCANADIAN TROOPS TO IRAQ; CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE
Canada is sending military advisors to Iraq to help in the fight against I-SIL extremists. Prime Minister Harper announced the deployment in Wales, Friday, as NATO wrapped up its summit. Harper says...
View ArticleCANADIAN FRIGATE INVOLVED IN “UNNECESSARILY PROVOCATIVE” INTERNATIONAL...
A Canadian warship is at the centre of an international incident in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine. A Canadian frigate taking part in a NATO exercise on Sunday was buzzed by Russian military jets....
View ArticleHARPER RALLIES THE TROOPS, DEFENDS MILITARY MOVE TO IRAQ
It was the first day of the the fall sitting of Parliament and the prime minister was on the hot seat. NDP leader Tom Mulcair criticized Steve Harper’s government for sending Canadian military...
View ArticlePOROSHENKO TO ADDRESS PALIAMENT AS CANADA COMMITS MORE HUMANITARIAN AID TO...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is in Ottawa to address Parliament today. His visit comes as Canada is expected to pledge more humanitarian aid to Ukraine and finalize a deal to disburse more...
View ArticleUKRAINE MOVES TOWARD EUROPE AS TWO PRO-EUROPEAN REFORM PARTIES LEAD ELECTION...
International observers monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election have hailed the vote as a step forward in building democratic standards despite the unrest in eastern Ukraine. Kent Harstedt of the...
View ArticleRUSSIA STOKES TENSIONS WITH WEST IN SUPPORTING SEPARATISTS’ ELECTIONS IN...
A contentious election held by separatists in eastern Ukraine has been backed by Russia, setting the stage for renewed diplomatic tensions with the West. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said today that...
View ArticleG20 ENDS WITH ECONOMY AND CLIMATE PROMISES: HARPER PRAISED FOR PUTIN CHALLENGE
The G20 leaders summit wrapped up today in Brisbane, Australia with a pledge to boost the global economy by two-trillion dollars over five years. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised efforts to...
View ArticleUKRAINE WAR LEAVES MORE THAN 4700 DEAD IN SEVEN MONTH CONFLICT: UN HUMAN...
The United Nations Human Rights Office has offered an update on the war in Eastern Ukraine. A release says more than 4707 people have been killed and 10,322 have been wounded since the war began more...
View ArticleRUBLE CONTINUES TO PLUMMET
The Russian ruble has been shaken again today. The currency dropped at one point by a disastrous 20 per cent - to a new historic low – despite a huge overnight interest rate hike from Russia’s Central...
View ArticleNATO MEMBERSHIP TO BE PUT TO A REFERENDUM IN UKRAINE
The president of Ukraine plans to hold a referendum so citizens of that country can decide if they want to join NATO or not. Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill dropping Ukraine’s non-alligned status....
View ArticleUKRAINE’S PRESIDENT DOESN’T HAVE “SLIGHTEST DOUBT” U.S. WILL SEND WEAPONS TO...
The President of Ukraine says he doesn’t have the slightest doubt that the United States will send weapons to his country to help fight pro Russian separatists. Petro Poroshenko said on a visit to a...
View ArticleNATO TO RUSSIA: ‘BACK OFF’ IN UKRAINE
Plans by NATO to establish six command centres in eastern Europe should be a clear message to Vladimir Putin to ‘back off’ in Ukraine. So says Canada’s Rob Nicholson, following a meeting of the...
View ArticleHOLLANDE AND MERKEL EN ROUTE TO MOSCOW APPEALING FOR END TO WAR IN EASTERN...
Diplomatic efforts by the President of France continue to try to bring to an end the war in eastern Ukraine. Speaking in Berlin today, Francois Hollande said all parties pushing for a new pleace plan...
View ArticleMERKEL TO VISIT HARPER AHEAD OF “UKRAINE SUMMIT”
It’s expected that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, this week, ahead of a “Ukraine Summit” called by leaders from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine. The...
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