CITY OF LONDON, United Kingdom – Historian and author Niall Ferguson today delivered a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies’ inaugural Margaret Thatcher Liberty Conference, discussing the “wobbliness” of U.S. President Barack Obama, and noting how former British Prime
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Serbia will continue construction of the South Stream pipeline in July as Norwegian gas company Statoil told the European Union it will help with gas supplies. Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday,
The world is on fire. Libya is in chaos. Baghdad is about to fall to a new and toxic strain of Islamism. Syria is in civil war. Israeli teenagers have been kidnapped by terrorists. Russia is expanding, taking over Crimea,
The European Commission has borrowed €500m (£400m) in the capital markets to lend on to Ukraine, part of a €1.6bn (£1.3bn) programme of so-called Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) which is meant to draw the former Soviet bloc country closer into the
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s border service said 30 Ukrainian soldiers were injured in a battle with pro-Russians near the Russia-Ukraine border, a day after President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to retake the border. From Reuters: It [border service] said separatist fighters
As Ukraine meets increased violence from pro-Russian forces and Iraq suffers near collapse with hundreds murdered by Islamic radicals, The Huffington Post thought it was most important to feature the news that President Obama is “at last” taking on the
Russia gas company Gazprom shut off supplies to Ukraine, which could affect Europe. Russia provides gas to Europe and the majority of the pipelines flow through Ukraine. “Regarding transit risks (to the EU), they exist and they are not insignificant,”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” So said the great British politician and philosopher, Edmund Burke. Someone should translate Burke’s warning into French – before France sells Russia sophisticated warships.
Ukraine and Russia did not agree on a gas deal, and Gazprom, Russia’s state owned gas giant, stopped gas flow to Ukraine on Monday. Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, filed a lawsuit against Gazprom early Monday morning. “We have an
Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had reduced its gas shipments and was only sending its neighbour enough to cover Europe’s fuel needs after the two sides failed to reach a compromise price deal. “We have been informed that gas
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the organization will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia and finally admitted Russia considers NATO an enemy after months of heavy tension. NATO also released satellite images that prove Russia did move tanks into
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies are demanding Ukraine fire Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia after he called Putin a “dickhead” in a protest at the Russian embassy in Kiev. “We must fulfill our international obligations, including defending the right of Russia
The situation in Crimea, now officially Russian territory, remains tense after the referendum that shifted sovereignty from Ukraine. For the Muslim Tatar population in the area, the return of Russian rule has prompted concerns of repression, concerns that Russian President
In a unexpected echo of Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s right-wing Front National, a former French defence minister has condemned American influence on EU foreign policy, saying the EU should abandon NATO and stop “bowing to US policy.” As
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran asks U.S. to intervene in Iraq, and offers to help U.S. wholesale prices unexpectedly decreased in May Ukraine conflict escalates sharply after plane shot down, killing 49 Iran asks U.S. to intervene in
Even as Iraq is falling to renewed attacks by radical Islamists, pro-Russian forces escalate the killing of Ukrainian soldiers, and as thousands of illegal immigrants are surging across our borders causing misery and a national health crisis, President Obama has
Alexander Stubb is set to become Finland’s next prime minister, and he said he wants the country to join NATO. This could cause problems since Russia has “warned” Finland, along with Sweden, over a relationship with NATO and even told
A bomb was found near President Petro Poroshenko overnight in Kiev. “The device was found during the night near the gate where presidential cars go in. It was a container with five grenades and a kilogram of metal nuts,” a
Over 200 people are picketing at the Russian embassy in Kiev against Russian policy and aggression towards Ukraine. From Interfax-Ukraine: According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, about 200 people gathered near the main entrance of the diplomatic mission, blocked by various
Pro-Russians forces shot down a Ukrainian military plane in Luhansk, killing 49 servicemen. “Overnight on June 13 and 14, terrorists cynically and treacherously shot the IL-76, transportation air carrier of Ukrainian Air Force as it was approaching the land of
On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Ukraine that its soldiers had violated the border and demanded it stop all provocations. Moscow released this statement a day after Russian tanks were reported inside Ukraine. “On June 3, two infantry fighting
Gas talks between Ukraine and Russia collapsed on Friday and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the country to prepare for gas cuts on June 16. Russia gas giant Gazprom told Ukraine that gas will be cut off on June
The Ukrainian army is slowly retaking important cities away from pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine. The anti-terrorist operation in Mariupol reclaimed the port city and 40 pro-Russians were killed in Stepanivka. “At 10:34 a.m. the Ukrainian flag was raised over
A car for Denis Pushilin, the self-proclaimed leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic, exploded in the middle of the city on Thursday. “Pushilin’s car was blown up. Three bodyguards were injured. He was not in the vehicle,” spokeswoman Klavdiya Kulbatskaya
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov finally admitted Russia is helping the pro-Russians in east Ukraine. This revelation comes to light while Interfax-Ukraine reports three Russian tanks entered Ukraine near Snizhne and gunmen captured a bus full of children in the
