Section: Business Insider (USA)
Trump admin taps former NATO envoy to deal with Ukraine crisis
The Trump administration is selecting a former U.S. envoy to NATO for the top job dealing with the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Business...
The Trump-Putin saga is overshadowing one of the most problem-strewn G-20 summits ever
© AFP Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Hamburg (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marked by divisive issues, a rift between America and its Western allies and violent protests. New clashes erupted outside the fortified venue where leaders...
The ‘Petya’ global cyberattack may have just been cover for an attack in Ukraine
The attack hit more than 60 countries, crippling countless companies — and it might just have been a smokescreen. …read more Source: Business...
Paul Manafort has officially registered with the US government as a foreign agent
Manafort says in a Justice Department filing that his firm received more than $17 million from the former pro-Russian ruling party in Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
A Ukrainian officer killed in a car bomb was reportedly investigating Russia for international court case
It would be the 13th assassination in Ukraine that can be linked to Russia since 2014. …read more Source: Business...
The FBI appears to be taking cues from the explosive Russia dossier that Trump called ‘phony’
Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersThe FBI extensively questioned Carter Page, an early foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign, in March about allegations that he served as a middleman between the campaign and Moscow during the election, Page confirmed to Business Insider on Monday. Those allegations were laid out in an explosive...
EU leaders agree on new multi-billion dollar weapons funds amid tensions with Russia
Thomson ReutersEuropean Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defense plan for decades on Thursday, agreeing a multi-billion-euro weapons fund, shared financing for battlegroups and allowing a coalition of the willing to conduct more missions abroad. It comes as tensions with Moscow and an inward turn in Washington have pushed...
Looks like the US will start providing Ukraine with weapons to combat Russia with
“And very important agreements will be signed, including agreements on defense cooperation, including an agreement on defense procurement.” …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine’s president said Trump showed strong support for his country’s independence
“We received strong support from the U.S. side, support in terms of sovereignty, territorial integrity and the independence of our state,” …read more Source: Business...
Russia is considering retaliatory sanctions against the US
Moscow is considering a range of retaliatory measures in response to a planned new round of U.S. sanctions to be imposed on Moscow over its role in Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...