Those celebrating or condemning the return of Churchill’s bust to the Oval Office as symbolic miss the point: President Trump may have put Churchill’s statue back in a place of honor, but his approach so far at least channels the ideas not of Britain’s greatest prime minister but rather of his discredited predecessor Neville Chamberlain.
Archives: January 2017
Ukraine Reports 33 Attacks On Saturday
33 ceasefire violations recorded on Saturday, another 24 on Sunday
1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed; 33 Attacks Along the Front Line
One Ukrainian soldier was killed in battle in the past day.
Ukraine Reports 19 Attacks Yesterday; Separatists Report Civilian Wounded; Roshen Factory In Russia To Close
The Ukrainian military reports no casualties.
Politicized Biker Wars Breaking Out in Russia
Politicized Biker Wars Breaking Out in Russia 2017-01-19 17:02:17 Staunton, VA, January 19, 2017 – As a result of the prominence Vladimir Putin has given to his biker buddy “Sawbones,” it should come as no surprise that his rise is triggering conflicts between those like him who are totally loyal to the Kremlin leader and other bikers […]
Two Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded Yesterday; Interpol Rejects Russian Request To Put Muzhenko On Wanted List
The Ukrainian military claims that Russia-backed forces conducted 37 attacks yesterday.
Russian Weapons Foundry Mints Silver and Gold Coins with Slogan ‘In Donald Trump We Trust’
A Russian weapons foundry in the Ural Mountains has issued a commemorative silver and gold coins for the 45th US president’s inauguration, with the slogan, “In Donald Trump We Trust.”
Spanish Police Arrest Dutch Lawyer of Telecoms Firm Related to Russian Oligarch Fridman Noted in Trump Dossier
Spanish police arrested prominent Dutch corporate lawyer Peter Wakkie, at the Madrid Airport as part of an investigation into the insolvency of the Russian-Spanish telecoms firm ZED+. The story attracted more interest because Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman has an interest in ZED+ and is also mentioned in the Trump “kompromat” dossier.
Savchenko Comes Under Fire For Crimea Comments
Did Nadiya Savchenko really say Ukraine should trade Crimea for the Donbass?
Ukraine Files Suit Against Russia At International Court Of Justice
The suit regards numerous violations of the UN conventions on terror and racial discrimination.