Section: Business Insider (USA)
MH17 Crash Exposes UK Arms Sales To Russia, And It’s A Huge Embarrassment For Cameron
The shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine is turning out to be a huge embarrassment for Britain’s Conservative prime minister, David Cameron. Four different reports from various House of Commons committees have revealed that the U.K. has as many as 251 active arms sales licenses with Russia....
Ted Cruz Questions Whether Obama ‘Launched An Economic Boycott Of Israel’
Freshman firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned on Wednesday whether President Barack Obama has effectively “launched an economic boycott of Israel,” after the Federal Aviation Agency’s decision to bar all flights into and out of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for the past two days. The Obama administration forcefully...
Here’s How Dependent Russia’s Economy Is On Oil And Gas
Oil is the lifeblood of the Russian economy. The EIA has a chart out this morning showing how dependent Russia’s economy is on oil and gas. The data come in the context of new sanctions imposed by the U.S., and threatened by Europe, for Russian muscle-flexing in Ukraine. Russian oil firms have brushed them off for now but their longer term...
Putin-Backed Rebels Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets
Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military operations said on Wednesday. The spokesman said the two were downed near Savur Mogila in eastern Ukraine. No details were known about the pilots. The Wall Street Journal reports that The U.S. believes Russia has continued arming and training...
Here’s Why The EU Still Won’t Approve Tough Sanctions On Russia
The European Union already imposed sanctions on Russia in March over its stealth invasion and annexation of Crimea, but those lacked teeth. In the week after Russian-backed separatist accidentally shot down Malaysia Flight MH17 on July 17, killing 298 people, some EU members have urged much tougher sanctions. But that is unlikely for a number of...
Here’s Where Russia Trains Separatists Before Sending Them Into Ukraine
Geoffrey Pyatt, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, tweeted satellite imagery showing a Russian training facility for separatists near the Ukraine border. The U.S. State Department asserts that over the last few months, U.S. intelligence has “detected an increasing amount of heavy weaponry to separatist fighters crossing the border from Russia...
Tons Of Major International Airlines Are Canceling Israel Flights After Gaza Rocket Strike
Major US, European and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to and from Israel after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv. The cancellations highlighted heightened worldwide fears of a rocket hitting a passenger jet in the wake of last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over rebel-held...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Wednesday. 1. Airlines in the United States and Europe, including American Airlines and Air Berlin, have suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv over concerns related to rocket strikes near the airport. The FAA is operating with caution to protect the safety of its passengers, even though...
Experts Say MH17 Passengers Were Probably Unconscious Before They Knew What Was Happening
There’s a lot we don’t know about what happened to Malaysia Airline flight MH17. We know that 298 people were killed while flying over eastern Ukraine. Most experts and U.S. intelligence officials have said they believe a surface-to-air missile was fired at the plane and launched from an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists....
International Monitors: Pro-Russian Rebels In Ukraine Have Sawed Into The MH17 Wreckage
Investigators from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say pro-Russian rebels have “hacked into” pieces of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wreckage with power saws, NBC News reports. The rear of the plane, which constitutes one of the biggest pieces of wreckage found at the crash site in eastern Ukraine, has...
