As Brexit Looms, Poland Hypes Its UK Connections
As Brexit Looms, Poland Hypes Its UK Connections.
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As Brexit Looms, Poland Hypes Its UK Connections.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a law to allow the conviction of former Ukrainian President Yanukovych, and his close associates, in absentia in Ukraine. The development was posted on the official Ukrainian website. “Yanukovich is stripped of the president’s title precisely by a court ruling as the court establishes the…
Tonight U.S.Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson makes his first official visit to Moscow, but Russian President Vladimir Putin may not find time to see Washington’s top diplomat tête-à-tête. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov was certainly not happy when asked if the president will meet Tillerson. “We have announced no meetings…
Privately, Russian officials are furious with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected April 4 chemical weapons attack in Idlib province that killed over 80 people, Russia analysts said. They see it as threatening to sabotage the potential for US-Russia rapprochement ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first…
Vladimir Putin Says US Preparing To Bomb Syrian Capital-Will Blame Devastation On Bashar-al Assad’s Forces.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that 8 billion rubles of unallocated subsidies will most likely be added to the Reserve Fund this year. At the current exchange rate, the amount is equivalent to about $140 million. “It has been proposed to boost the fund by another 8 bln rubles…
The United States (US) has concluded Russia knew in advance of the chemical weapons attack in Syria last week, senior official told The Associated Press (AP). The report comes as foreign minister from the G7 meet to pressure Russia to rethink it’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Last Thursday,…
Russia Says It Will Not Attempt To Shoot Down Further US Missiles.