Section: Business Insider (USA)
Trump to meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko — and possibly iron out his stance on Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is on his way to meet with Donald Trump in Washington. …read more Source: Business...
CORY BOOKER: Russia is trying to ‘undermine democracy’ around the world
The senator also said that Ukraine is the focal point of Russia’s aggression. …read more Source: Business...
Macron and Putin are going to meet on Monday
France and Russia harbour longstanding differences over Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: Business...
A Russian fighter flew within 20 feet of a US Navy aircraft in the Black Sea
The Black Sea region has seen an uptick in encounters with Russia in an area that includes Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
The Trump-Russia probes are not going away — here are 6 things to watch as they move forward
REUTERS/Carlos BarriaPresident Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday night amid an active FBI investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, and whether the Trump campaign was involved. Trump fired Comey unexpectedly, one day after former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before Congress that she...
China just unveiled its first homemade aircraft carrier
China has unveiled its first homemade aircraft carrier. It’s the country’s second aircraft carrier in total after buying a carrier from Ukraine in 1998. …read more Source: Business...
Russia will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest over an argument with Ukraine
“In our view this represents discrimination against the Russian entry, and of course our team will not under any circumstances agree to such terms.” …read more Source: Business...
‘A rhetorical device:’ State Department explains Rex Tillerson’s controversial Ukraine comments
France’s foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, sparked controversy this week when he told reporters that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had asked his European counterparts during a G7 meeting in Italy why “American taxpayers” should care about Ukraine. The comment signaled to some, including Ayrault, that Tillerson did not...
‘It feels like no one needs us’: Hope fades as Ukraine’s war drags on
How residents of Donetsk are dealing with constant shelling and the ongoing war in Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
Rex Tillerson asks why ‘American taxpayers’ should care about Ukraine conflict in G7 meeting
“You don’t want a weak Europe, broken into bits and feeble.” …read more Source: Business...
