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On of the major casualties of the disastrous Obama administration foreign policy was the loss of trust from Israel in the United States as an unwavering ally. Obama actively tried to undermine the Netanyahu government, even paying for opposition party funding before and during the poll. Obama ‘negotiated’ the Iran…
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…
Tillerson Visiting Moscow Amid Fresh Tensions.
Russia To Reinforce Syrian Air Defences As Moscow Warns Of ‘Considerable Damage’ To Ties With US After Missile Strike.
The United States launched dozens of cruise missiles Thursday night at a Syrian airfield in response to what it believes was the Syrian government’s use of banned chemical weapons blamed for having killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, U.S. military officials told NBC News. Two U.S. warships in the…
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…
The Enemy Within: Russia Faces Different Islamist Threat With Metro Bombing.