Section: US & Canada
Troubled Ukrainian anti-corruption drive hits software obstacle
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) – Software glitches mean thousands of Ukrainian officials will not meet an April… …read more Source:...
Sergey Lavrov: The Interview
Sergey Lavrov Politics, Eurasia An “absolutely artificial hysterical situation was created” in U.S.-Russia relations—but not quite yet a Cold War. Paul Saunders, associate publisher of the National Interest, interviewed Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday, March 24, 2017, in Moscow. Their wide-ranging and blunt conversation, which...
The Ukrainian Argument for Scottish Independence
The short-term economic pain of quitting the U.K. may be worth it. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM Calls For Resignations At Anticorruption Agency
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has called on the entire state anticorruption agency to resign over persistent technical problems on a website where government officials electronically declare their assets. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
London Court Dismisses Ukraine’s Defense In Case Of $3 Billion Debt To Russia
A court in London has ruled that Ukraine has failed to present a court-ready defense in a suit by Russia seeking repayment of $3 billion lent by Moscow to the government of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Paul Manafort, former Trump chairman, under investigation for money laundering
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort provides a wide range of services to his clients. For Vladimir Putin, Manafort put together a $10 million-a-year plan to influence American politics and slant news coverage. For Viktor Yanukovych’s pro-Russian Party of Regions, Manafort landed both the presidency of Ukraine and arranged protests...
Ukrainian president condemns attack on Polish Consulate
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s president has condemned an overnight attack on the Polish Consulate in a western city that appeared to involve a shell fired from a grenade launcher. …read more Source: CNS...
The Morning Vertical, March 29, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine to appeal court decision on $3 billion dispute with Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will appeal a decision by a British court in a $3 billion Eurobond case brought by Russia against Kiev, and has been… …read more Source:...
Lithuania Gears Up for War With Russia
Donald Trump may admire Vladimir Putin, but Russia’s neighbors are readying for war. Over the past few years, the government of Lithuania has ramped up defense spending, begged NATO for troops, proposed building a fence along its border, and distributed detailed manuals briefing its three million citizens on what to do if Russia invades....
