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    Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US
    Jun17

    Ukraine receives $60M worth of military equipment from US

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – More than $60 million worth of weapons and other equipment is going to Ukraine as part of the U.S. security aid program with the country, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said Wednesday. The embassy tweeted that the equipment its Office of Defense Cooperation received Tuesday … …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Trump Administration Sues to Delay Release of Bolton book
    Jun17

    Trump Administration Sues to Delay Release of Bolton book

    The Trump administration sued former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to delay the publication of a book that the White House says contains classified information and that is expected to paint an unfavorable portrait of the president’s foreign policy decision-making. The civil lawsuit in Washington’s federal court...

    Unhappy Meals For Some After McDonald’s In Ukraine Says ‘Nyet’ To Russian Language On Kiosks
    Jun17

    Unhappy Meals For Some After McDonald’s In Ukraine Says ‘Nyet’ To Russian Language On Kiosks

    A move by McDonald’s in Ukraine to say “nyet” to the Russian language on its electronic kiosks has left a bad taste in the mouths of some of its customers. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Pentagon’s acting comptroller, Elaine McCusker, resigns
    Jun17

    Pentagon’s acting comptroller, Elaine McCusker, resigns

    Elaine McCusker, the acting comptroller of the Pentagon who raised questions about the Trump administration’s withholding of aid to Ukraine, has resigned, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday. …read more Source:: United Press...

    DOJ Sues John Bolton To Block Publication Of His Book
    Jun17

    DOJ Sues John Bolton To Block Publication Of His Book

    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the publication of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s book, which is scheduled for release next week. The lawsuit alleges that Bolton breached his non-disclosure agreement with the government by moving forward with the release, despite having not finished the...

    Wife of Ukraine’s President Zelensky Is Hospitalized After Contracting the Coronavirus
    Jun16

    Wife of Ukraine’s President Zelensky Is Hospitalized After Contracting the Coronavirus

    (KYIV, Ukraine) — The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been hospitalized with double pneumonia after contracting the new coronavirus, joining the ranks of several first ladies around the world who got infected with COVID-19 earlier this year. Zelensky’s office said in a statement Tuesday that Olena Zelenska’s...

    Despise Bolton, but Read His Book Anyway
    Jun16

    Despise Bolton, but Read His Book Anyway

    Former National Security Adviser John Bolton—or, as he once insisted on calling himself on Twitter, #JohnBolton—has a book coming out.According to his publisher, the memoir will be the “most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration,” a chronicle of a “President addicted to chaos, who embraced our enemies and spurned our...

    Ukraine’s Top Court Rules In Favor Of Government In PrivatBank Case
    Jun16

    Ukraine’s Top Court Rules In Favor Of Government In PrivatBank Case

    Ukraine’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision in favor of the government in a landmark case related to state-owned PrivatBank. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump Denounces John Bolton’s Book, Says Conversations Are ‘Highly Classified’
    Jun16

    Trump Denounces John Bolton’s Book, Says Conversations Are ‘Highly Classified’

    President Trump on Monday attacked ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming book, arguing that any conversation with him as president is “highly classified.” Trump also suggested that criminal charges should be pursued against anyone who writes a book based on those supposedly “classified” chats. Trump said he disapproved of...

    The Case for the CROOK Act
    Jun16

    The Case for the CROOK Act

    For governments around the world, these are uncertain times. Blatantly corrupt regimes are threatened by citizen-led movements that have taken to the streets protesting against their depredations. Starting with the Arab Spring a decade ago, mass protests have risen by 11.5 percent every year. These protests are having an effect: A whopping ten...