Section: News & Summaries

      How the Donald could be good for world peace

      If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. ||| If we really want world peace, Trump might be a better option than Clinton, writes Sean O’Grady. London – Like Donald Trump or not – and I like him no more than, well, Hillary Clinton – there is one thing he might be...

      Russia Supreme Court doesn`t free Ukrainians Karpiuk, Klykh
      Oct26

      Russia Supreme Court doesn`t free Ukrainians Karpiuk, Klykh

      The Russian Supreme Court`s criminal judicial panel has not upheld an appeal against a Chechnya court verdict on Ukrainian citizens Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh, who were sentenced to 22.5 and 20 years in prison, respectively, according to an UNIAN Moscow-based correspondent. The ruling against the two Ukrainians charged with involvement in...

      U.S. intelligence names main goal of Putin`s actions
      Oct26

      U.S. intelligence names main goal of Putin`s actions

      U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper explained the motives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, RBC reported. ”I think he is somewhat of a throwback not so much to the… Communist era or the Soviet Union but rather a throwback to the Czar era. I think he has this vision of a great Russia as a great power… It`s extremely important to...

      Reuters: 25 migrants found dead in rubber boat in Mediterranean
      Oct26

      Reuters: 25 migrants found dead in rubber boat in Mediterranean

      Twenty-five migrants were found dead in the bottom of a rubber boat in the Mediterranean, aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday, as sea deaths look set to break last year`s record, according to Reuters. Rescuers found the dead, who had apparently suffocated after inhaling fuel, in a packed boat 26 miles from the coast of Libya...

      U.K. to send formidable force to Eastern Europe
      Oct26

      U.K. to send formidable force to Eastern Europe

      The U.K. said it would deploy tanks and drones alongside 800 troops in Eastern Europe, the first of several expected moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help counter growing fears about Russia in the region, according to The Wall Street Journal. The U.K. troops will deploy in the spring and will be joined in Estonia by forces from...

      Strengthening NATO presence in Black Sea would be incomplete without participation of Ukraine, Georgia – diplomat
      Oct26

      Strengthening NATO presence in Black Sea would be incomplete without participation of Ukraine, Georgia – diplomat

      Acting Head of Ukraine`s Mission to NATO Yehor Bozhok is convinced that the increase in NATO`s presence in the Black Sea region in order to strengthen security will be incomplete without the participation of Ukraine and Georgia in this process. ”In my opinion, any actions that will be implemented in the Black Sea in the context of strengthening...

      More Proof Ukraine is Changing: Opaque Defense Sector Embraces Reform
      Oct26

      More Proof Ukraine is Changing: Opaque Defense Sector Embraces Reform

      In December 2015, the anticorruption watchdog Transparency International warned that Ukraine’s defense sector faces “a high risk of corruption.” TI named the country’s opaque procurement process as the highest-risk area for corruption. Assessing the defense spheres of NATO members and partner states, TI gave Ukraine a D on an A to F...

      Anger as Spain prepares to let Russian warships refuel on way back to Aleppo bombing – The Guardian
      Oct26

      Anger as Spain prepares to let Russian warships refuel on way back to Aleppo bombing – The Guardian

      Spain is facing criticism for reportedly preparing to allow the refueling of Russian warships en route to bolstering the bombing campaign against the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, according to The Guardian. Warships led by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov are expected to take on fuel and supplies at the Spanish port of Ceuta after passing...

      Don’t Expect Quick Resolution to Europe’s Only Active War
      Oct26

      Don’t Expect Quick Resolution to Europe’s Only Active War

      The most disputed point about the Minsk agreements has been whether to hold local elections in the Donbas before Ukraine regains control of its border with Russia, or after. Ukraine has insisted that security and the return of the border should precede elections, while pro-Russian separatists and Moscow have been pushing for the opposite, as...

      Ukrainian Cabinet lifts restrictions on spending in preparation for Eurovision-2017
      Oct26

      Ukrainian Cabinet lifts restrictions on spending in preparation for Eurovision-2017

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at its Wednesday meeting abolished the restrictions on spending in preparation for Eurovision-2017 international song contest in Kyiv, an UNIAN correspondent reports. ”The project is proposed to establish that the National Broadcasting Company in the implementation of expenditures allocated for the preparation...