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    Trumped by Vladimir Putin: The Russian Strongman Has Upended American Democracy
    Dec17

    Trumped by Vladimir Putin: The Russian Strongman Has Upended American Democracy

    Click here for reuse options! The U.S. finds itself at a crossroads unseen since the Civil War, and we have a ruthless autocrat to thank. It is very likely now that Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States on Jan. 20, in no small part because of the direct intervention in and manipulation of the American electoral...

    FBI Now Backs CIA Assessment That Russia Deliberately Tipped The Election In Favor Of Trump
    Dec16

    FBI Now Backs CIA Assessment That Russia Deliberately Tipped The Election In Favor Of Trump

    WASHINGTON ― U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies agree that Russia hacked Democratic National Committee emails with the intention of tipping the election in favor of President-elect Donald Trump.The FBI, which previously told lawmakers it could not be sure of the motive behind the Russian cyberattack, now agrees with the CIA assessment...

    Will Obama Order American Hackers to Dox Putin?
    Dec16

    Will Obama Order American Hackers to Dox Putin?

    President Obama’s threat was direct and unequivocal: The United States will retaliate against Russia for its election-related cyberattacks. “And we will, at a time and place of our own choosing,” the president told NPR’s Steve Inskeep in an interview that aired Friday. “Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not...

    Europe extends sanctions on Russia
    Dec16

    Europe extends sanctions on Russia

    Europe has extended economic sanctions on Russia for another six months, despite indications that President-elect Donald Trump could try to repair… …read more Source:...

    George W. Bush called Corker to lobby for Tillerson
    Dec16

    George W. Bush called Corker to lobby for Tillerson

    President George W. Bush didn’t support Donald Trump in the election. But now that Trump has won the White House, the former president is helping him stock his cabinet. Bush called Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) this week to try and get Corker to support Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, Rex Tillerson....

    The elite Russian special forces who took over Crimea are doing the same thing in Aleppo
    Dec16

    The elite Russian special forces who took over Crimea are doing the same thing in Aleppo

    For years, the Russian military has been learning about how US Special Forces operate and train. Then they used that knowledge in Crimea and Aleppo. …read more Source: Business...

    “Ukraine at 25: A December 1 Remembrance” Historical Encounters Series held in New York
    Dec16

    “Ukraine at 25: A December 1 Remembrance” Historical Encounters Series held in New York

    NEW YORK – A special Ukrainian Historical Encounters Series titled “Ukraine at 25: A December 1 Remembrance” was held at the Shevchenko Scientific Society to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the December 1 national referendum, during which more than 91 percent of Ukraine’s electorate voted to confirm Ukraine’s August 24 declaration...

    EU report: Ukraine is carrying out unprecedented reforms
    Dec16

    EU report: Ukraine is carrying out unprecedented reforms

    BRUSSELS – Ukraine is carrying out intense and unprecedented reforms across its economy and political system, while its democratic institutions have been further revitalized. This is the observation of a joint report released on December 13 by the European External Action Service and the European Commission, ahead of the third European...

    Belarus and Ukraine  face strained relations
    Dec16

    Belarus and Ukraine face strained relations

    On October 21, a regular Kyiv-Minsk flight by a Belavia (Belarusian state carrier) Boeing 737-800 passenger jet was interrupted. At 3:36 p.m., Ukrainian air traffic control demanded that the airliner, which had 136 passengers on board and took off 11 minutes earlier from Kyiv International Airport, immediately return to the Ukrainian capital....

    Experts discuss information warfare, Ukraine and Europe
    Dec16

    Experts discuss information warfare, Ukraine and Europe

    KYIV – European journalism faced a number of challenges that drew its attention away from the events in Ukraine. This includes inadequate funding that results in editors’ inability to assign their reporters, Brexit, and Syria, which supersedes the war in Donbas, as well as the world of social media, where false information is spread beyond...