Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Why I’m Not a ‘Patriotic’ Ukrainian
I remember the beginning of the 2014 Orange Revolution in Ukraine. I was a university student and was energized by the revolution. I left my native town in the western part of Ukraine to go to Kiev and actively participate in the revolution. Why? Because I, along with all Ukrainians, longed for a better future. After years of disappointment, new...
An Encounter with an Oligarch
My “Marshall Plan for Ukraine,” continued. But, this time, a few words about the figure at the origin of the Forum in Vienna where I proposed the idea: Firtash, Dmytro Firtash, the man I referred to in my article as “the gas king” but who, as I learned a few days ago in New York, is considered one of the most mysterious...
Sweden Hunts For Undersea Intruder, Reports Two Possible New Sightings
STOCKHOLM, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Sweden’s military is working on two new observations that could be evidence of suspected “foreign underwater activity” near the country’s capital, a senior naval officer said on Tuesday. Swedish forces have been scouring the sea off Stockholm since Friday, after what the military called...
Obama’s Troublesome Distractions Won’t Wreck His Asia-Pacific Pivot (But Not Because of Him)
These are not good times for President Barack Obama, and they’re apt to get worse before they get better. But one good thing for the president is that his Asia-Pacific Pivot — heightened engagement with the rising region, and nascent superpower China — hasn’t been wrecked by the lengthening array of Obama administration...
Ex-Senators Confirm Lobbying For Russian Bank On Ukraine Sanctions
This story was published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.Former Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux were part of a team paid $150,000 by a Russian bank to lobby on U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, according to a new disclosure their firm has filed with the U.S....
Watch: Widespread Use of Cluster Bombs in Ukraine
(Berlin) – Ukrainian government forces used cluster munitions in populated areas in Donetsk city in early October 2014. The use of cluster munitions in populated areas violates the laws of war due to the indiscriminate nature of the weapon and may amount to war crimes. During a week-long investigation in eastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch...
Total CEO Christophe De Margerie Killed In Moscow Plane Collision
By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plow at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport, airport spokeswoman Elena Krylova said on Tuesday. “Tonight, a plane crashed when it collided with a snow-clearing...
Is the United States Government Finally Losing Patience with Bahrain?
The U.S. State Department today reacted to a decision by a Bahraini judge not to release activist Nabeel Rajab from custody and to adjourn his case until October 29. Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said the U.S. government did “not agree with the prosecution of individuals for crimes of peaceful political expression and again urge the...
12 Creepy Abandoned Places You’ll Probably Find Ghosts Living In
We have a challenge for you this Halloween. Instead of going to that fake (but still great!) “haunted house” attraction that’s set up in your town, why don’t you go and seek out a real scary house? We’re talking about abandoned homes that exist all over the world. Though we (obviously) can’t confirm that any of...
Hunting for Red October… in the Stockholm Archipelago
The Swedish Armed Forces were put on high alert this weekend, as there was an apparent intrusion — not for the first or the last time — by a Russian submarine into Swedish territorial waters, in the Stockholm Archipelago. Not a situation that should make Swedes more confident that their centuries old neutrality and non-alignment is...
