Section: Newsweek (USA)
Putin is ‘Playing the Madman’ to Trick the West
Muammar Gaddafi deployed a clever strategy to make sure he was always in the minds of leaders and ordinary citizens around the world: he pretended to be unhinged to confuse and frighten his adversaries. Lately Vladimir Putin seems to have adopted a similar strategy, appearing alternately depressed, out of touch with reality, or else disappearing...
‘Victory’ for Russia’s Top State Executives as They Keep Salaries Secret
Directors of companies part-run by the Russian state are now exempt from publishing details about their earnings and financial worth in what has been described as a “victory” for some of the country’s most powerful officials, Russian news agency Interfax reports. Last year the Kremlin put in place regulation which required heads of...
U.S. Sending Army Paratroopers to Train Ukraine Forces
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—As part of a joint Department of Defense-State Department effort to bolster Ukraine’s internal defense capabilities, the United States will be sending Army paratroopers to train Ukraine’s National Guard, a U.S. Army Europe spokesman confirmed to The Daily Signal on March 30. U.S. Army Europe spokesman Donald Wrenn...
Tsipras Praises ‘Brotherly Relations’ Between Russia and Greece
Greece’s prime minister has told Russian media that his visit to Moscow, scheduled for next week, will lay new foundations for Russian-Greek relations, while speaking warmly of the two countries’ historic “brotherly relations”. In an interview with the state-run Russian news service Tass published today, Alexis Tsipras spoke of the...
Russia Launches Next Deadly Phase of Hybrid War on Ukraine
Pushing his baby daughter in a pram in front of him, 37-year-old Dmitriy Komyakov paused as marchers ahead adjusted their positions around a huge Ukrainian flag. It was a bright day in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. A good day for the hundreds in attendance to celebrate one year since Euromaidan demonstrators ousted president...
Italian Foreign Minister Calls for End to Russian Sanctions
Italy’s foreign minister has called for a relaxing of EU sanctions on Russia and warned that the crisis in Libya poses an equal threat to European security as the Ukrainian conflict. Speaking to the Financial Times, Paolo Gentiloni said that Europe’s focus should be on its southern borders “from Mali to Pakistan” and that the EU was...
Crimean Tatar Media Forced to Shut Down Under Russian Law
All but one of Crimea’s independent Tatar-language media outlets, including several popular children’s television channels, will be shut down tomorrow as the midnight deadline for re-registration expires under Russian law, Amnesty International has warned. The Tatar-language publications, websites and broadcasting outlets, although...
Poland Says Will Train 50 Ukrainian Military Staff This Year
Poland will provide training to around 50 Ukrainian army instructors this year, the Polish ministry of defense said on Tuesday, a part of NATO’s efforts to boost Ukraine’s defense capacity as it faces a pro-Russian rebellion in the east. The Ukrainians will be trained in Poland, the ministry said in a statement, with the courses...
Swedish PM Begins Bid for Security Council Seat on U.S. Visit
The Swedish prime minister is using a state visit to the U.S. to make the case for his country’s application to join the UN Security Council. Stefan Löfven will meet with the UN deputy secretary-general Jan Eliasson tonight as he seeks to boost Sweden’s bid to join the council in the 2017-18 cycle. Prime minister Löfven today...
Russian Tanks and Fighters Enter Eastern Ukraine, Says Kiev
22 Russian tanks crossed into Ukraine’s separatist-held eastern territories over the weekend, as pro-Moscow forces continue to seep into Ukraine’s war-stricken Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Donetsk’s local pro-government officials reported yesterday. In a statement published on Donetsk’s regional government website, the...
