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      FTAC: Moscow, Islamic Terrorism –> Reactionary Politics
      Apr11

      FTAC: Moscow, Islamic Terrorism –> Reactionary Politics

      Old message on this message but perhaps new distillation. The prompt for conversation was a Henry Farrell piece appearing in The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/10/hungarys-government-wants-to-shut-down-its-most-prominent-university-that-may-be-backfiring/ — Lines of compatible feudal power: Putin –>...

      Ukraine leads in corruption rating of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa
      Apr11

      Ukraine leads in corruption rating of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa

      Ukraine tops the fraud rating composed of 41 countries of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), according to a 2017 fraud survey conducted at the request of Ernst & Young. Some 51% of EY Fraud Survey respondents still think that the problem of bribery and corruption is pressing. Some 27% of the polled claim that bribery is an...

      Ukrainian flour exports hit a 20-year high
      Apr11

      Ukrainian flour exports hit a 20-year high

      Ukrainian flour exports hit a 20-year high of over 340 KMT in the 2015/16 season. As expected, the upward trend in flour supplies from the country continued into MY 2016/17, UkrAgroConsult reports. Global trends also contribute to growth of flour exports. The world`s demand for flour has increased 15-20% over the last 4-5 years. Noteworthy is...

      Russian programmer reportedly suspected in U.S. election hacking arrested in Spain
      Apr11

      Russian programmer reportedly suspected in U.S. election hacking arrested in Spain

      A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Madrid said on Sunday, according to The Age. It was unclear why Levashov was arrested. The embassy spokesman declined to give details for his arrest, and Spanish police and the interior ministry were not...

      Putin `could be allowed to rejoin G7` if he pulls out of Syria – media
      Apr11

      Putin `could be allowed to rejoin G7` if he pulls out of Syria – media

      The prospect of Russia rejoining the G7 group of the world`s leading industrialized nations will be used as part of a carrot and stick approach to persuade President Vladimir Putin to pull out of Syria, The Daily Telegraph understands. Rex Tillerson, the U.S. Secretary of State, will fly to Moscow later this week with an ultimatum from the G7...

      Ukrainian military cadets win at NATO Enterprise Architecture Hackathon
      Apr11

      Ukrainian military cadets win at NATO Enterprise Architecture Hackathon

      Ukrainian cadets of Military Institute for Telecommunications and Informatization have won a NATO Enterprise Architecture Hackathon, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Three business areas were selected for the Enterprise Architecture Hackathon: Cyberspace, Verification and Validation, Command and Control. The participants of Modelling...

      Russia knew of upcoming Syrian chemical attack – media
      Apr11

      Russia knew of upcoming Syrian chemical attack – media

      The United States has made a preliminary conclusion that Russia knew in advance of Syria`s chemical weapons attack last week, but has no proof of Moscow`s involvement, a senior U.S. official said Monday, according to the Associated Press. The official said that a drone operated by Russians was flying over a hospital as victims of the attack were...

      Hague court announces date of decision on Russia over Ukraine
      Apr11

      Hague court announces date of decision on Russia over Ukraine

      The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, will issue a ruling on a claim filed by Ukraine against Russia, the order will be delivered next Wednesday, April 19, according to the court`s press service. ”On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United...

      West risks losing Ukraine – Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
      Apr11

      West risks losing Ukraine – Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

      Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, deputy co-chair of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council and Lithuania`s ex-Minister of Defense Rasa Jukneviciene says that the West is facing the risk of losing Ukraine should the situation in Donbas continue escalating, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”The Western world risks losing...

      Ukrainian gas reserves amount to 8.3 bcm
      Apr11

      Ukrainian gas reserves amount to 8.3 bcm

      Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground gas storages (USFs) increased by 1%, or 82 million cubic meters (mcm), on April 1-8, to 8.307 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 8.225 bcm, according to the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz. As reported, 15.78 bcm of gas was injected into USFs, while 9.49 bcm of gas pumped from the...