The brain drain in the Baltics after labor migration opened up inside the European Union has been pronounced. Latvia itself has lost a fifth of its population in 25 years since the fall of the Soviet Union. The region has struggled to maintain talent and a sufficient labor force to…
For Some Russian Oligarchs, Sanctions Risk Makes Putin Awkward To Know.
Hungary Completes Intelligence Report On Soros.
Screenshot Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has been charged in the investigation by Robert Mueller into links between the Donald Trump campaign and alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 US election. In a US District Court filing Flynn is accused of the following: “Flynn did willfully and knowingly make…
Only Smears And Snark For Poland On Its Birthday.
Image by EIdkfjcls Russia plans to offer 5 year sovereign bonds denominated in Chinese Yuan, nicknamed Dim Sum bonds, to offshore investors as well as mainland Chinese buyers. The Russian Central Bank has hired several banks to manage the offering as possible new sanctions could be passed through the U.S….
Two years ago in Kiev, I met with Artem Sytnik and his colleagues at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, along with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, of Ukraine, and wrote a profile headlined, “Can this man save Ukraine?” Mr. Sytnik at the time had just been installed as the head of…
Video: Riot Police Clash With Protesters In Kyiv Tent City.
Image by Clay Gilliland The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said recently that “substantial progress” has been made on resolving the frozen conflict of Transdnistria in Moldova. The sliver of land wedged between Ukraine and the rest of Moldova has been a way for Moscow to maintain…