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      To preserve Ukraine’s independence in resisting Russian aggression US approves $200 million for Ukrainian Army- H.R. 1735—FY16 National Defense Authorization Bill
      May01

      To preserve Ukraine’s independence in resisting Russian aggression US approves $200 million for Ukrainian Army- H.R. 1735—FY16 National Defense Authorization Bill

      The US House Armed Services Committee passed its proposal for the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and approved $200 million on weapons and training for Ukrainian forces to “provide military training and assistance to Ukraine to allow it to better defend itself and increase the costs to Russia for engaging in such aggressive...

      IMF mission for the first review in Ukraine to start its work on May 12, 2015
      May01

      IMF mission for the first review in Ukraine to start its work on May 12, 2015

      Gerry Rice, the Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, said about the conditions in Ukraine in his Press Briefing on Thursday, April 30, 2015: Gerry Rice told that the mission for the first review would last a couple of weeks and would start in the middle of the May, 2015: “On Ukraine, I can tell you that yes the mission for the...

      Russia continues to provide lethal weapons, training, and command and control support to the separatists in Eastern  Ukraine – US Mission to the OSCE
      May01

      Russia continues to provide lethal weapons, training, and command and control support to the separatists in Eastern Ukraine – US Mission to the OSCE

      United States Mission to the OSCE published a report on April 30, 2015 in which was underlined the concern about violence in Eastern Ukraine, not seen since February. #OSCE UAVs document buildup of forces, incl. tanks, in #Russia-backed sep held areas – READ: http://t.co/5G5E59fR6L pic.twitter.com/1XynByqNIo — U.S. Mission to OSCE...

      Negotiating further strategic nuclear reductions with Russia defies common sense while Russia occupies Crimea, destabilizes Ukraine – U.S. Senator McCain
      Apr30

      Negotiating further strategic nuclear reductions with Russia defies common sense while Russia occupies Crimea, destabilizes Ukraine – U.S. Senator McCain

      U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on Secretary of State John Kerry’s call for further strategic nuclear reductions with Russia, Apr 28, 2015: Sec Kerry's call for strategic nuclear reductions w/ #Russia would be a dangerously naïve nonstarter w/ US Senate:...

      The Russian Federation disregards the Budapest memorandum -US Secretary of State John Kerry
      Apr30

      The Russian Federation disregards the Budapest memorandum -US Secretary of State John Kerry

      The Press Center of the US Department of State informs that at the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has slammed Russia for its aggression toward Ukraine, and admits that the Russian Federation disregards the Budapest memorandum: “So let me briefly underscore one point here: In 1994,...

      Emerging stocks set for big gain

      Emerging equities were headed for their biggest monthly gain in more than three years in April. ||| London – Emerging equities were headed for their biggest monthly gain in more than three years in April thanks to a helping hand from Chinese shares, despite sliding for a second day on Thursday after disappointing US growth data. The MSCI...

      Global issues to harm tech firms

      Geopolitical tensions, currency swings and economic turmoil can all affect a global technology company’s bottom line. ||| Earnings season has just kicked off, and we’re already starting to get a pretty clear map of where in the world technology companies face the biggest problems. A global tech company’s financial performance is...

      Can the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union Be Friends?

      Lack of cooperation between the European Union and the Kremlin-dominated Eurasian Economic Union reflects a widening divergence in their political and economic objectives. The new economic union between Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Belarus has faced challenges in its first months. The economic sanctions against Russia and the fall of the...

      Ukraine’s Volunteer Battalions Must Join the Military or Sheath the Sword
      Apr30

      Ukraine’s Volunteer Battalions Must Join the Military or Sheath the Sword

      The Ukrainian army faces growing criticism from within its ranks after humiliating defeats at Debaltseve and Ilovaisk in eastern Ukraine. When fighting broke out between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian military was weak and the state had to rely on volunteers. Of the fifty thousand Ukrainian troops in the field, 22...

      The West’s Strategy Toward Putin Promises Conflict and Increases Danger of Wider War
      Apr30

      The West’s Strategy Toward Putin Promises Conflict and Increases Danger of Wider War

      Ian Brzezinski: Our policy “conveys hesitancy and a lack of unity and determination. It has failed to convince Putin to reverse course. Indeed, it may have actually emboldened him.” The West’s current strategy toward Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine not only promises continued conflict in Ukraine but also poses...