Section: Business Insider (USA)
Fighting between Ukraine and Russia is heating up again
“The current escalation in Donbass is a clear indication of Russia’s continued blatant disregard of its commitments under the Minsk agreements.” …read more Source: Business...
McCain to Trump: I will work to ‘codify sanctions against Russia into law’ if you try to lift them
Thomson ReutersArizona Senator John McCain released a statement on Friday about President Donald Trump’s planned phone call with Vladimir Putin, advising Trump to “put an end to speculation” that sanctions on Russia will be lifted. Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Friday that removing US sanctions on Russia...
Russia’s celebration of Trump’s inauguration is in full swing
EPA In Viktor Pelevin’s 1999 novel Generation P, the Muscovite protagonist navigates a brave new post-Soviet world while working in advertising, negotiating a tumultuous time by drawing on Russian culture and transforming it into western-style commercials. Similarly, Russians are marking the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...
Russia PM: Sanctions will remain in place ‘for a long time,’ calls idea US will lift sanctions soon ‘illusion’
Thomson ReutersMOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the west’s sanctions on Russia are likely to remain in place “for a long time” despite expectations Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president will lead to warmer relations between Washington and Moscow. Medvedev told members of the ruling United...
‘This is war’: Russia warns it could retaliate after RT reportedly blocked from Facebook
Russian authorities warned that they could retaliate against U.S.-based media and social networks if state-backed Russian channel RT’s access to social networks is restricted, a threat that came amid what the network called a “war” targeting its digital reach. The January 19 warning from the state communications oversight...
Ukrainian president: US should ‘be great again’ by confronting the ‘global threat’ of Russia
Thomson ReutersUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a worldwide effort to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare and urged the United States to “be great again” by demonstrating leadership on issues such as global security. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to improve ties with the Kremlin and open...
Ukrainian president: US should ‘be great again’ by confronting the ‘global threat’ of Russia
Thomson ReutersUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a worldwide effort to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare and urged the United States to “be great again” by demonstrating leadership on issues such as global security. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to improve ties with the Kremlin and open...
PUTIN: The people behind the Trump dossier are ‘worse than prostitutes’
REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinRussian President Vladimir Putin pushed back against claims made in an unverified dossier that Russia worked with President-elect Donald Trump during the presidential election to undermine Hillary Clinton. “We are witnessing an ongoing acute political struggle in the US, whose task is to undermine the legitimacy of...
Petro Poroshenko warns that Ukrainians are at risk of losing faith in the EU path
“It would also be dangerous because more unreasonable delays would undermine Ukrainians’ faith in Europe, which in fact is what Russia is aiming for.” …read more Source: Business...
A huge portion of the news we read is about terrorism — and it has consequences for how we live our lives
Maurizio Degl’Innocenti/ANSA via AP A very large portion of the news we consume is about terrorism in America and Europe. That coverage has consequences on how people live their lives. In the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attacks, one women (who did not yet have kids) told the New York Times she planned to home school her future...
