Section: News & Summaries

      Enter Trump the Peacemaker

      Does Trump’s victory mean we’re on the verge of the Third World War? Sean O’Grady doesn’t think so. ||| Does Trump’s victory mean we’re on the verge of the Third World War? Sean O’Grady doesn’t think so. London – Relax: Donald Trump will soon be in White House. I know, I know – but...

      BBC: Some MPs ”ready to vote against triggering Brexit”
      Nov11

      BBC: Some MPs ”ready to vote against triggering Brexit”

      Liberal Democrat, Labor and SDLP MPs have told the BBC they are prepared to vote against triggering Article 50. Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said his party would oppose it, unless they were promised a second referendum on the UK`s Brexit deal with EU leaders, BBC reports. Mr. Farron, whose party has eight MPs in the Commons, told BBC Radio 4`s...

      Over $1 bln in Yanukovych, Azarov`s accounts in Oshchadbank
      Nov11

      Over $1 bln in Yanukovych, Azarov`s accounts in Oshchadbank

      Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank Andriy Pyshniy has said that over $1 billion remains in the accounts of Ukraine`s former top officials — ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and ex-PM Mykola Azarov. ”Over $1.150 billion. I cannot comment on some things due to banking secrecy. And I am asking to take this into account. There is a strict...

      Gazprom terminates Nord Stream 2 shareholder deal
      Nov11

      Gazprom terminates Nord Stream 2 shareholder deal

      The Board of Directors of the Russian Gazprom gas monopoly on Wednesday, November 9, decided to terminate the Nord Stream 2 shareholder agreement, the company said on Friday, according to Prime news agency. European companies Engie, OMV, Shell, Uniper and Wintershall are Gazprom's partners in the project. They were to become shareholders...

      Ukraine fears falling victim to Trump-Putin ”grand bargain”
      Nov11

      Ukraine fears falling victim to Trump-Putin ”grand bargain”

      Kyiv officials are concerned the United States will cede a ”sphere of influence” to Moscow in an effort to improve ties, Ukraine reports, citing The Financial Times. As Donald Trump`s election victory was confirmed, Michael McFaul, former US ambassador to Moscow, was quick to identify where the consequences would be felt. ”Biggest loser in the...

      Russian army supplies to Donbas revealed by cargo trains. Video
      Nov11

      Russian army supplies to Donbas revealed by cargo trains. Video

      A video published via a Glasnost Gone Twitter account shows developments of the Russian military supplies to the Ukrainian territory by cargo trains. Satellite imagery has been processed to create a video showing an ammo depot in the east of Ukraine where the equipment is being brought by cargo trains from the territory of Russia. ”Take a few...

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 35 times in last day, fire heavy artillery near Vodiane
      Nov11

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 35 times in last day, fire heavy artillery near Vodiane

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 35 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol sector, the militants attacked our positions near the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages...

      Detention of ”saboteurs” in Crimea may freeze talks on prisoner swap – Feygin
      Nov11

      Detention of ”saboteurs” in Crimea may freeze talks on prisoner swap – Feygin

      The FSB report on ”Ukrainian saboteurs” in Crimea could lead to the freezing of negotiations on the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, lawyer Mark Feygin said on 112 Ukraine TV channel. “Isn`t it strange that this coincided with some global events like the U.S. election and the statement of one of the [presidential]...

      Ukraine sees decrease in monetary base
      Nov11

      Ukraine sees decrease in monetary base

      The monetary base in Ukraine decreased by 0.2% in October, as compared to September, to UAH 354.644 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Since the beginning of the year, the nation`s monetary base has increased by 5.5% to UAH 18.645 billion, according to data published by the NBU. The central bank also said that the amount of...

      Taliban car bomb hits German consulate in Afghanistan
      Nov11

      Taliban car bomb hits German consulate in Afghanistan

      A suicide car bomb targeted the German consulate in Afghanistan`s northern Balkh province on Thursday, according to local police and officials, CNN reports. The attack comes seven days after a joint Afghan-U.S. battle against the Taliban in the northern district of Kunduz that killed 30 civilians as well as two U.S. soldiers and 26 militants,...