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Trump: On Russia, present administration hews closely to Obama playbook
Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that "President Trump would be so much better for US-Russia relations". Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that “President...
Opinion: Russia ahead on points for Eurovision in Kyiv
The clumsiness of the EBU, the stubbornness of Ukraine and Russia’s cool-headedness have combined to create the political scandal currently engulfing the world’s biggest televised music competition, says Andreas Brenner. …read more Source:...
Lifestyle: Watch ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary cook up a creative deal for a toy company
Kevin O’Leary has become the master of thinking outside the box when it comes to deals on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”In Business Insider’s exclusive preview of Friday’s new episode at 9 p.m., O’Leary confounds Vlad Smolyanskyy, the young founder of Pinblock, with a creative offer.At just 21, Smolyanskyy had moved...
Ukraine slams Eurovision amid feud with Russia over contest entrant
Kyiv has lashed out at Eurovision after organizers called on Ukraine to lift its ban on Russian entrant Yulia Samoilova. The singer is believed to have illegally entered Moscow-annexed Crimea for a 2015 performance. …read more Source:...
Politics: The White House is trying to distract from Trump’s wiretap claims with a dubious new talking point
A former Obama administration official responsible for the Defense Department's Russia policy has come in the White House's crosshairs. In a March 2 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Evelyn Farkas, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense, was asked to respond to a New York Times report claiming the Obama...
Politics: The White House is trying to distract from Trump’s wiretap claims with a dubious new talking point
A former Obama administration official responsible for the Defense Department's Russia policy has come in the White House's crosshairs. In a March 2 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Evelyn Farkas, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense, was asked to respond to a New York Times report claiming the Obama...
Controversial new amendment puts corruption fighters under pressure in Ukraine
Civil servants in Ukraine will not be the only ones required to declare their income in the future. Thanks to a controversial new amendment, so too will NGO workers fighting corruption. Transparency, or revenge? …read more Source:...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State asks NATO allies to pay up
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's "ongoing hostility and occupation" of Ukraine as the Trump administration toughened its tone toward Moscow. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced...
Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing is today — here’s how his company, ExxonMobil, could benefit from a Trump presidency
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil stands to gain nearly $1 trillion from Trump administration policies, according to a new report from the left-leaning Center for American Progress. The report, titled “How Exxon Won the 2016 Election,” details how the energy and environmental policies of Trump’s Cabinet picks could benefit Exxon, the...
Explosive memos suggest that a Trump-Russia quid pro quo was at the heart of the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine
An unverified dossier provided to US intelligence officials alleges that President-elect Donald Trump “agreed to sideline” the issue of Russian intervention in Ukraine during his campaign after Russia promised to feed the emails it stole from prominent Democrats’ inboxes to WikiLeaks. The dossier was part of an...
