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White House official refuses to say if Donald Trump supports Michael Flynn
Stephen Miller says ‘it’s not for me to tell’ whether Trump supports national security adviser, who reportedly spoke with Russia about sanctions reliefA senior White House official has refused to say if Donald Trump supports his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who reportedly spoke with Russia’s ambassador about...
Brexit—take back control
©Archimboldus, Doublebubble Rex/Shutterstock The marriage metaphor is apt. We have not yet taken even the first formal step. But already the decision to begin divorce proceedings with the European Union is clogged with past resentments, fears for the future, and the steady ambivalence that characterised the marriage. It was a finely balanced...
NATO says it sees sharp rise in Russian disinformation since Crimea seizure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
‘A clear provocation’ Ukraine’s war games near Crimea border sparks fears of new conflict
UKRAINE has been accused of “preparing for war” as the announcement of military drills on the Crimean border spark fears of a fresh conflict with Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine keeps coke fires burning in midst of war
Soviet-era coking plant survives by supporting economies on both sides of front line …read more Source: Financial...
EU top diplomat discusses Russia, Iran nuclear deal with Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In their first meeting, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and Ukraine, the EU said in a statement. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s leaders may be giving up on reuniting the country
Square peace agreement, round war FROM her roadside stall in eastern Ukraine, Svetlana Tsymbal watches the cars creep past the Mayorsk checkpoint. This used to be a peaceful provincial highway. Now it is a border crossing at the front line of a conflict that has left some 10,000 people dead. Parents return home “to the other side” after visiting...
Remain has lost – it’s time to fight for Return
Is it possible Nigel Farage will go down in history as the great herald of British Europeanism? After all, he did say “a 52-48 result would be unfinished business”. Let’s backtrack to that result. On the morning of 24 June last year, two things were already clear to Labour. The first was that Article 50 was now inevitable,...
Kremlin: no Ukraine ‘deal’ with US possible
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Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian army, would be part of any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. …read more Source:...
