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    The French Ambassador Is Retiring Today. Here’s What He Really Thinks About Washington.
    Apr19

    The French Ambassador Is Retiring Today. Here’s What He Really Thinks About Washington.

    Kate WarrenGérard Araud, the charmingly blunt French ambassador to the United States, is famous for two things: the lavish parties he hosts at his Kalorama mansion, and his willingness to say (and tweet) things that other ambassadors might not even think, much less state in public.Araud ends his nearly five-year tenure in Washington today, and...

    Hungary Is Key to Shoring Up NATO Alliance
    Apr19

    Hungary Is Key to Shoring Up NATO Alliance

    Closer ties with the countries of Central Europe are a national security policy priority for the Trump administration—and a long-overdue return to the policies of President George W. Bush after years of neglect by the Obama administration. Within NATO, these countries are reliable allies, and within the European Union, they form a bloc friendly...

    As Ukrainians go to the polls, the US supports the nation against malevolent influence from Russia
    Apr19

    As Ukrainians go to the polls, the US supports the nation against malevolent influence from Russia

    On April 21, the people of Ukraine will go to the polls to choose their next president.No matter the outcome, the United States stands ready to support the Ukrainian people against foreign actors seeking to undermine Ukraine’s democratic trajectory… …read more Source: The...

    Kremlin Spins Redacted Mueller Report Into Another ‘I-Told-You-So’ Moment
    Apr19

    Kremlin Spins Redacted Mueller Report Into Another ‘I-Told-You-So’ Moment

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin argued on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 400-page report has not offered any credible evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The redacted report presented on Thursday said that there was no collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian officials but it did...

    The Oligarch Battle Behind Ukraine’s Presidential Election
    Apr19

    The Oligarch Battle Behind Ukraine’s Presidential Election

    If Ihor Kolomoisky wants to buy Ukraine’s presidency, as his critics allege, can you really blame him?A lifelong “raider,” as he calls those skilled at exploiting opportunity, Kolomoisky in his youth ferried electronics from Moscow to Ukraine during the collapse of the Soviet Union—a train line once graced by robbers in leather jackets who...

    VIDEO: Poroshenko Rallies Supporters Ahead Of Presidential Debate
    Apr19

    VIDEO: Poroshenko Rallies Supporters Ahead Of Presidential Debate

    Trailing far behind in the polls, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko rallied his supporters in Kyiv’s Independence Square ahead of a debate with rival candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The April 19 gathering came hours before Poroshenko was to face Zelenskiy in a 70,000-seat stadium. Zelenskiy is a comedic actor with no political experience...

    Ukraine’s Upcoming Election Pits a Deeply Unpopular President Against a TV Comedian
    Apr19

    Ukraine’s Upcoming Election Pits a Deeply Unpopular President Against a TV Comedian

    Lev Golinkin For millions of Ukrainian citizens mired in economic corruption, this election is anything but funny. The post Ukraine’s Upcoming Election Pits a Deeply Unpopular President Against a TV Comedian appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source: The...

    Thousands rally in Kiev in support of incumbent president
    Apr19

    Thousands rally in Kiev in support of incumbent president

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday rallied his supporters in a last-ditch attempt to keep his job, as the Sunday presidential runoff looms. Poroshenko who is trailing in opinion polls, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Manafort Reaches Plea Deal, Agrees to Help Mueller’s Russia Investigation
    Apr19

    Manafort Reaches Plea Deal, Agrees to Help Mueller’s Russia Investigation

    Yuri Gripas/REUTERS/NewscomPaul Manafort, facing a second criminal trial about his secret financial ties to a former Russia-friendly Ukrainian president, has agreed to plead guilty to two charges and has agreed to cooperate with FBI Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. At a plea hearing in a...

    Thousands rally in Kiev in support of incumbent president
    Apr19

    Thousands rally in Kiev in support of incumbent president

    Thousands of people rallied in the Ukrainian capital to support incumbent President Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: ABC...