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      Trump and Putin: Two Liars Separated at Birth?
      Apr04

      Trump and Putin: Two Liars Separated at Birth?

      Among the many dangers of Donald Trump is that he will make the United States “great” again in exactly the way that the GOP front-runner’s one-time admirer, Vladimir Putin, claims he is making Russia “great” again. In other words, fraudulently. In Russia today, thanks to Putin, spectacle, theater and lying pervade the media, confuse the...

      Panama Papers: Huge Leak of Offshore Records Implicates Russian, Ukrainian Presidents
      Apr04

      Panama Papers: Huge Leak of Offshore Records Implicates Russian, Ukrainian Presidents

      Huge cache of leaked documents reveals shady offshore dealings of many world leaders. Image from ICIJ on Twitter, edited by Tetyana Lokot. On Sunday, April 3, a new hashtag started trending on Twitter: #panamapapers. This, coupled with unusual activity on many mainstream media and investigative news websites, which received thousands of views...

      In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine
      Apr03

      In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters will decide on Wednesday whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain’s June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for Russia. …read more Source:...

      Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
      Apr03

      Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine

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      Pope announces special collection for Ukraine in European churches
      Apr03

      Pope announces special collection for Ukraine in European churches

      VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday announced that a special collection would be taken up in all of Europe’s Roman Catholic churches on April 24 to raise funds to help the people of Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Why NATO is unlikely to respond to Brussels attacks
      Apr02

      Why NATO is unlikely to respond to Brussels attacks

      President Obama and Donald Trump don’t agree on much. But when both make similar complaints about NATO allies “free-riding” on U.S.-provided security, you have to worry about the Alliance’s future. To her credit, Hillary Clinton pushed back hard against Trump’s assertion that “NATO may be obsolete.” Referring to the...

      Poroshenko bemoans timing of Dutch vote on Ukraine
      Apr02

      Poroshenko bemoans timing of Dutch vote on Ukraine

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday bemoaned the timing of an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine saying it comes as Europe is debating its own future. …read more Source:...

      Investigative Committee of Russia: trading Savchenko for a Russian feasible
      Apr01

      Investigative Committee of Russia: trading Savchenko for a Russian feasible

      It may be possible to trade Ukrainian air force pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Russia in late March, for a Russian imprisoned in Ukraine, Investigative Committee of Russia spokesman Vladimir Markin said today. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Upsurge in Ukraine violence ahead of Dutch referendum
      Apr01

      [Ticker] Upsurge in Ukraine violence ahead of Dutch referendum

      OSCE monitors have reported a “sharp increase in the number of ceasefire violations” in east Ukraine in recent days including use of heavy weapons such as Grad rocket launchers. The fighting, which comes days ahead of a Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine relations, killed a Ukrainian soldier and injured eight others. …read more...

      [Agenda] EU-Turkey migrant swap to begin next WEEK
      Apr01

      [Agenda] EU-Turkey migrant swap to begin next WEEK

      Big week to see start of EU migrant returns to Turkey, sensitive talks in Poland on judicial reform, and a Dutch referendum on EU relations masquerading as a vote on Ukraine. …read more Source:...