Russian President Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett
A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia‘s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the few Western […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy revokes citizenship of numerous former politicians – National | Globalnews.ca
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revoked the citizenship of several former influential politicians on Saturday in the latest of steps to “cleanse” the country from pro-Russian influences. “Today, I signed the relevant documents to take another step to protect and cleanse our state from those on the side of the aggressor,” Zelenskyy said during his nightly video […]
Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia targeting ‘disinformation actors’ – National | Globalnews.ca
Canada has once again announced additional sanctions on Russia in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. The new sanctions target MIA Rossiya Segodnya, a state-owned media company, United World International and Foundation for the Fight Against Repression and popular Russian singer and TV host, Nikolay Victorovich Baskov. In a statement released Friday, Global Affairs […]
‘History will tell’ if Canada’s military facing new decade of darkness: defence chief – National | Globalnews.ca
Is Canada’s military facing a new decade of darkness amid persistent personnel challenges and growing demands on the force from around the world? “History will tell,” said Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre in an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson, airing in full on Sunday. “I think it’s too early to […]
Petr Pavel, former NATO general, wins Czech presidential election – National | Globalnews.ca
Petr Pavel, a retired army general, decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote Saturday to become the Czech Republic’s new president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. His election is expected to cement the country’s Western orientation following Zeman’s decade in office. With all […]
Will there be a 2023 election? Trudeau says no one wants ‘plunge’ into campaign | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians don’t want to “plunge” into an election this year — and he believes his governance deal with the NDP is going “extremely well.” As long as the agreement stays focused on delivering results, Trudeau said the Liberals and the NDP are “going to continue to be able to govern […]
Poland planning to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine even without German approval – National | Globalnews.ca
Poland‘s prime minister said on Monday his government would ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, and planned to send them whether or not Berlin agreed. Germany’s foreign minister had said on Sunday that Berlin would not stand in the way if Poland wanted to do so. The issue of supplying the […]
Canada to send Ukraine 200 more armoured vehicles as Anand makes surprise visit to Kyiv – National | Globalnews.ca
Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand has made a surprise visit to Ukraine and announced Wednesday more military support to help Kyiv respond to Russia’s invasion. Anand said Ottawa will be donating an additional 200 Canadian-made armoured vehicles worth $90 million. The vehicles are being purchased from Roshel, a company based in Mississauga, Ont. This is […]
Should Canada send Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine? ‘Not there yet,’ says Trudeau – National | Globalnews.ca
Canada isn’t yet looking at sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, despite a report that the Ukrainian leadership intends to request them. According to a report from The Globe and Mail on Monday, Ukraine intends to ask Canada for some of its Leopard-2 main battle tanks — if Germany approves […]
‘Litany of human rights crises’ in 2022 — but some good signs: HRW report – National | Globalnews.ca
Widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power is shifting as people take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction in Iran, China and elsewhere, a leading rights group said Thursday. A “litany of human rights crises” emerged in […]