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      NYT: How Paul Manafort wielded power in Ukraine before advising Donald Trump
      Aug02

      NYT: How Paul Manafort wielded power in Ukraine before advising Donald Trump

      Few political consultants have had a client fail quite as spectacularly as Paul Manafort`s did in Ukraine in the winter of 2014, according to The New York Times. President Viktor F. Yanukovych, who owed his election to, as an American diplomat put it, an ”extreme makeover” Mr. Manafort oversaw, bolted the country in the face of violent street...

      Reuters: U.S. crude edges back over $40, but oversupply still weighs
      Aug02

      Reuters: U.S. crude edges back over $40, but oversupply still weighs

      Oil prices edged up on Tuesday after U.S. crude broke below $40 per barrel the previous session, but traders said fuel markets continued to be dogged by excess production, Reuters reported. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was at $40.21 a barrel at 0649 GMT (2:49 a.m. ET), up 15 cents from its last close after dipping below $40 for the...

      Obama on Russia`s aggression: We`re going to stay united in NATO
      Aug02

      Obama on Russia`s aggression: We`re going to stay united in NATO

      U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States is committed to protecting its NATO allies in the face of Russia`s aggressive actions. ”In the face of Russian aggression, we`re not going turn our back on our allies in Europe. We`re going to stay united in NATO, which is the world`s strongest alliance,” Obama told the Disabled American...

      Russia must restrain itself, Assad from offensive Syria strikes: Kerry
      Aug02

      Russia must restrain itself, Assad from offensive Syria strikes: Kerry

      The United States called on Russia and the Syrian government on Monday to refrain from offensive operations in Syria, as fighting continued on the day U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hoped a political transition could begin, according to Reuters. Asked if he was dismayed August 1 had come without a political transition to help end Syria`s...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 54 times in last 24 hours, hot spot in Donetsk sector
      Aug02

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 54 times in last 24 hours, hot spot in Donetsk sector

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 54 times in the past 24 hours, including 36 times in the Donetsk sector, 14 times in the Mariupol sector and four times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the...

      Trump: Taking back Crimea would trigger World War III
      Aug02

      Trump: Taking back Crimea would trigger World War III

      World War III would break out if the United States were to intervene and take back Crimea from Russia on behalf of Ukraine, Donald Trump declared Monday, in his latest statement explaining his assessment of the geopolitical situation, according to politico.eu. Trump mocked media coverage of his interview with ABC`s George Stephanopoulos that...

      France`s foreign ministry responds to French MPs` visit to occupied Crimea
      Aug02

      France`s foreign ministry responds to French MPs` visit to occupied Crimea

      France`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an official statement to comment on a recent visit by French parliamentarians to the Russian-occupied Crimea. ”Calling borders into question is contrary to international law. That is why the international community, the EU, and France do not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea,” the ministry...

      Poroshenko to go to Malaysia on first official visit, make state visit to Indonesia
      Aug02

      Poroshenko to go to Malaysia on first official visit, make state visit to Indonesia

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will go on his first official visit to Malaysia this week; he is also scheduled to make a state visit to Indonesia, according to the presidential administration. The visit to Malaysia is slated for August 3-5, 2016, the administration`s press service said.”The agenda of the first visit in the history of...

      Trump Embraces Putin and Alienates Rust Belt Voters with Eastern European Roots
      Aug01

      Trump Embraces Putin and Alienates Rust Belt Voters with Eastern European Roots

      Hillary Clinton’s campaign bus rattles over potholes and bumps in the US Rust Belt while Donald Trump flits around on his private jet.Such optics never seem to hurt Trump or, conversely, to help Hillary, but much depends on voters in the Rust Belt, notably in Ohio and Pennsylvania.Trump may be a master of branding but his cobranding with...

      Kyiv court puts Yanukovych`s ally Yefremov behind bars for two months
      Aug01

      Kyiv court puts Yanukovych`s ally Yefremov behind bars for two months

      Kyiv`s Pechersky district court has decided that Oleksandr Yefremov, the former chairman of the Regions Party parliamentary faction and an ally of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, should be held on remand for two months, according to an UaPosition correspondent.The ruling was announced by investigative judge of the court Volodymyr...