Ukraine plans to float bonds on the international market in the second half of 2017, according Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk. The former Soviet nation has been fighting a multitude of problems which has caused severe economic contraction over the last several years and an extreme devaluation of the currency. The…
To add further fire to Middle East tensions, it was reported today that the Pentagon is investigate whether or not Russia was involved in the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians in Syria. Associated Press reports there were sightings of a drone over the chemical weapons target area and again…
After experiencing a steady increase over the last year from its low of 80 to the USD to a high of 56, the Russian ruble sank on international exchanges after yesterday’s airstrike on Syria by the Trump administration of the United States. Upon writing this article, the ruble was trading…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional. The chemical weapons attack against defenseless civilians, including many children and babies in Iblib, Syria, has galvanized the world against the Shia leader of the Levant. “Unconditional support is not possible in this current…
Russia Looks To Revamp State TV To Better Compete With Internet.
Russia has put forth an alternative narrative on the chemical weapons attack in Idlib, Syria which killed and injured scores of civilians, including children. The Kremlin stated the airstrike from a Syrian air force jet hit a chemical weapons plant operated by opposition forces. Russia reiterated it is standing by…
Russia, Germany, And France Agree To Share Intelligence Against Terror.
Hungary Passes Bill Targeting Soros University.
After receiving approval for a $1 billion release from the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine’s central bank declared it expects another $4.5 billion from the supranational organization this year. Ukraine has been fighting endemic corruption and inefficiencies left over from Soviet times, in addition to fighting a war with pro-Russian separatists…