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Europe to US: Ignore Donald Trump, we need NATO
WASHINGTON — The disconnect was striking. As Donald Trump doubled down on his disdain for an “obsolete” NATO this week, Eastern European and Baltic leaders were pitching a very different message to U.S. leaders: American support for the 66-year-old alliance is more vital than ever. “It is in the interest of the United States not to have war in...
5 things you must know about Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON — More than halfway through the Republican presidential primary season, Donald Trump continues to bewilder political experts, terrify party elders and astonish foreign leaders with his dominance. But Trump isn’t a sure thing for the nomination and Republicans who oppose the bombastic businessman are coalescing around 45-year-old...
Dutch referendum on Vladimir Putin
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands holds a referendum next week on whether the EU should work more closely with Ukraine, but the campaign is just as much about Vladimir Putin. On the surface, Dutch voters will decide if they should accept a treaty to strengthen political and economic ties with the country of 46 million. The agreement was the spark for...
Ukraine must press the reset button
KIEV — Ukraine’s complex, at times Byzantine, politics continues to confound and confuse. Since independence, the main drivers of positive change in the country have been mass civic movements, Western economic pressure and incentives, and the necessity to act to avert economic disaster. Nothing that will happen under a new government is...
Eurostat: US regaining trade market share in EU
The United States’ share of total trade in goods with the European Union has risen markedly since 2013, while Russia’s share has fallen sharply over the same period, the EU’s statistics agency said today. The United States captured 18 percent of goods trade with the EU in 2015, compared to about 14 percent in 2011, the Eurostat...
Nordic security changed ‘dramatically’ by Ukraine conflict
Nordic countries agree to tighten security co-operation, establish secure communication lines and exchange radar images. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Referendum is really about EU, Dutch campaigner admits
One of the key groups that triggered the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine association agreement only did it “to create tensions between the Netherlands and the EU”, chairman Arjan van Dixhoorn of Burgercomite EU told newspaper nrc.next. “You have to understand, we don’t care about Ukraine,” he said. …read...
[Ticker] Dutch PM expects Yes for Ukraine referendum
Dutch PM Mark Rutte said he expected a majority of voters to approve the EU-Ukraine association agreement in the 6 April non-binding referendum, and that the required turnout threshold will be reached. “I have great faith in the wisdom of the Netherlands,” Dutch programme Nieuwsuur reported him as saying Wednesday. …read more...
US to increase troop numbers in Europe
The United States approved plans to station more troops and tanks along NATO’s eastern border to reassure allies worried about the threat from Russia, it announced Wednesday. “As part of the United States’ commitment to increased assurance and deterrence, U.S. Army Europe will begin receiving continuous troop rotations of U.S.-based...
[Ticker] Report: Russia controls east Ukraine regions
The Russian government and FSB intelligence service are running the day-to-day affairs of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, reports German daily Bild, citing an internal Russian document from last October. The Russians control taxes, wages and transport. Russia previously said the two breakaway regions were fully independent. …read...
