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The Kiev government is weaker than it was last year, however. One of the members of the coalition government has pulled out. Poroshenko made former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili governor of the Odessa region, and last month he launched an attack on Yatsenyuk, accusing him — on Channel 5, owned by the industria... |
There’s been tension between Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk, since the president semi-publicly toyed with replacing him with Saakashvili. |
The reforms are slow, the bureaucracy venal and obstructive, tariffs on energy are rising sharply and war may break out again. |
Summers is right. Europeans, collectively, have not grasped how strategic Ukraine is; how much support it needs to remain an independent state and start the long haul to economic growth. That is in part because, while Ukraine is a weak state, Europe isn’t one at all: yet is called to act like one. And, when push comes ... |
The wealthy class of the world want to bring Ukraine into the fold of “free-market capitalism”, where Ukraine wealth can be more freely exploited by the giant multi-national corporations registered in New York, Houston, London, Paris and Tel Aviv. |
These are the same multi-national corporations and hedge funds that control the U.S. Congress, the U.S. President, and the U.S. Military. |
They routinely offshore American jobs, sell military technology to foreign countries, and betray and utterly destroy the American middle class culture from within. |
I say, Ukraine, prepare to be exploited and digested by “free-market capitalism” of the international criminal wealthy. |
Like one states managed to keep in the Middle East? |
EU must appreciate results of their policy – no less. |
Junta is doing everything to keep people happy. |
Breaking economic ties with Russia (the largest trade partner) – will add just more turmoil. |
EU probably should be glad they got Ukraine in the orbit in very poor condition – ready for sale. |
Ukraine is run by oligarchs, many of whom are Russian or who have allegiance to the Russian Federation. Maidan’s purpose, according to many that were there, was to rid Ukraine of the oligarch political class, where business men and women had their puppets in parliament, or they themselves were in parliament stealing di... |
Yes. Very strategic indeed…to the Russians. They also want a buffer state. They don’t want to see NATO and thE EU lapping right up to their front door. If we want a serious rapprochement and steady peaceful relationship with Russia, then we need to remember that they have red lines too and any negotiations or discussio... |
Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, not 2013. |
Here the original John Lloyd the neocon returns. The situation reminds me of all those ex-Communist bosses who shed their skins to become self-declared “partiots”. And, shouting their “patriotism, kept looting and destroying their country for roughly a quarter century now. How many more skins do they have to shed – in ... |
Ukrainians and russians are the same people – much less different than Scotts and English. Does Europe “grasp the importance of independent Scotland?” What about you, Mr. Lloyd, – independent Scotland, yes or no? I understand that, unkike in Ukraine, Scottish “real patriots”, all 45% of the population, lost their cause... |
Who is free in this secret police world? No one here in the US, that is for sure. Maybe the extremely wealthy have some autonomy, but I am a slave to corrupt and evil people. Sure, many enjoy being slaves as the results of their slavery are better that having to live with the consequences of their own decisions, but I ... |
The Ukraine should be a suspicious of its oligarchs as the Russians should be, but are not, of theirs. |
There can be no real democracy for as long as the rich will want to influence political outcomes. |
Looks like author forgot to append the following to the title – ” to US”. |
Obviously Mr. Lioyd thinks Ukraine makes a value to Europe. But a Country which doesn’t fullfill the contracts never paid the bills does not fit in this European Standard. Ukraine must fullfill all bills and rules which they have signed in 1991 to Russian and their CIS Partners. Not even the CIS contract is cancelled b... |
As long as such burdens exists – Ukraine is a highly unreliable partner around the World. |
be a confrontation state re: Russia lack imagination for diplomatic solutions and may get the US embroiled in a hair-trigger stance. |
Best to follow the lead of the Germans and other Europeans to solve this. |
I think Reuters, Europe and the rest of the world are failing to forget about an even more oppressed country in Eastern Europe…Belarus, which is really the true center of Europe. Their own people don’t even care to vote in the upcoming election because they are disappointed in the current regime. They are dealing with ... |
I see the paid PutinBots are out in force commenting here again. |
I’m trying to reconcile how foreign interests propping up any government somehow makes them “independent”? |
Authorities of Ukraine insist that everything is fine but the evidence above says that we should pay attention to what’s going on in Ukraine. |
Self determination for others, but only if our interests are served first. The hypocrisy is revolting. |
Kennan opposed the Clinton administration’s war in Kosovo and its expansion of NATO (the establishment of which he had also opposed half a century earlier), expressing fears that both policies would worsen relations with Russia. He described NATO enlargement as a “strategic blunder of potentially epic proportions”. |
Perhaps a nuclear war or a bankrupt US? |
NATO countries to follow through on commitments to spend 2 percent of their nations’ gross domestic product on defense. Only four NATO nations meet that threshold: the U.S., Britain, Greece and Estonia. |
At present, NATO has 28 members. In 1949, there were 12 founding members of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. The other member countries are: Greece and Turkey (1952), Germany (1955), Spain (1982), the... |
24 of 28 NATO countries don’t pay a fair share of NATO’s costs. They prefer diplomacy, and in fact defund NATO as this is controlled solely by the US. Basically not paying their bill and spending this money in their host country to benefit their citizens lives. The US government will probably shutdown 1 Oct of non esse... |
Jefferson Eames faces a long list of drug and child welfare charges. Pei-Sze Cheng Reports. |
The father of a teenager known for throwing notorious drug parties at an East Hampton home -- including one party where a star high school athlete's near-death was captured on Snapchat -- has been arrested, police said Friday. |
Jefferson Eames, 48, faces charges of selling controlled substances, endangering the welfare of children and violating the county's hosting laws. |
He was arrested Thursday after trying to enter his house and close the door on police, authorities said. He is expected to be arraigned later Friday. |
Information on an attorney for Eames wasn't immediately available. |
"This arrest should help parents in the community recognize our department is working diligently to combat drug and alcohol abuse by minors, and will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints of underage drinking or drug use," said East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael D. Sarlo. |
Sarlo said it was a "difficult and protracted" case to close because of HIPAA privacy laws, good Samaritan laws and uncooperative witnesses. |
Last month, News 4 New York's I-Team reported that the house was known for its underage, drug-fueled parties and that police had been called there numerous times. |
Eighteen-year-old Jordan Johnson was a star athlete at East Hampton High School -- until January, when he was rushed to Southampton Hospital, nearly dead after suffering a drug overdose there. |
Police say they did not receive a 911 call about this incident until 9:18 the following morning. Sources confirmed at the time that an adult was present in the house during Johnson's overdose. |
NBCUniversal and Snapchat are in a business relationship. |
MICHELLE A. BENNETT, 20, 7518 Golden Glen Drive, Orlando, died Sunday. Born in Saginaw, Mich., she moved to Orlando from there in August. She was a cashier for a market. Survivors: mother, Janice K. Collver, Orlando; brother, Ted Collver Jr., Midland, Mich.; sisters, Gerianne Brady, Owosso, Mich., Kimberly Bennett, Cor... |
Kielder Water and Forest Park’s outdoor arts programme is set to evolve and become more inclusive, thanks to a new project supported by funding from Arts Council England’s (ACE) Project Grants programme. |
A £49,700 grant will see new artistic works complemented by a range of community outreach projects that will open up the park’s Art and Architecture programme to an even wider audience. |
Lynn Turner, director of the Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust, said: “The Kielder Art and Architecture programme is a unique and increasingly strong draw for visitors to the park, making it a wonderful place to visit and ensuring there is always something new to experience here. |
“The funding from Arts Council England will help us to develop creative projects that support our partner organisations’ work in the area, enhancing the visitor experience. |
“We want to expand the numbers and diversity of visitors to the park, and the exciting projects being developed as a result of this funding range from multi-media activity to direct engagement with people who may not have previously experienced anything like what we have here. |
Jane Tarr, director North, Arts Council England, said: “Kielder Water and Forest Park has a unique outdoor cultural programme, which enables its many visitors to experience contemporary art in such a unique and unexpected place. |
A number of different activities and projects will be taking place, thanks to the funding, to relate to all ages of visitors. |
COLOMBO: Work on the 170 metre Nilwala bridge, Sri Lanka’s longest railway bridge along the Matara-Kataragama railway line has been completed at a cost of Rs. 91 million, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said. |
He said under the first phase of the project, 27 kms of the railway line between Matara and Beliatta was set up using the direct labour force of the Railway Department. Alahapperuma said Rs. 813 million has been set aside to grant compensation to families whose land had been taken for the site. |
He said Rs. 156 million has been granted as compensation to affected families. Under the coastal belt railway line renovation project the Matara-Beliatta railway line will be set up with financial assistance from the Indian Government. |
Minister Alahapperuma expressed confidence that the pilgrims’ dream of going to Kataragama by train will become a reality once the project is completed. |
He also thanked the President Mahinda Rajapaksa for extending his cooperation for the project. Alahapperuma who made an inspection tour of the Nilwala Bridge site advised the authorities to expedite work on the Matara-Kataragama Railway line. |
It's not just talks. Chloe Moretz has officially joined the cast of Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows," TheWrap has confirmed. |
horror tale about the vampire Barnabas Collins. She will play Carolyn, the daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer's character Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. |
The movie is based on the "Dark Shadows" television series that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. |
The young actress has worked with Depp recently. The two starred in Martin Scorsese's "Hugo Cabaret," set to be released Nov. 23. |
Moretz is now filming "Hick," Derick Martini's comedy with Blake Lively, Juliette Lewis and Alec Baldwin. |
Depp, David Kennedy, Christi Dembrowski, Graham King and Richard D. Zanuck are producing "Dark Shadows." Seth Grahame-Smith wrote the screenplay based on Dan Curtis's characters. |
Moretz is repped by WME and 3 Arts. |
So why are the Jets stubbornly holding the rights of a player they don’t want? |
Mike Klis of the Denver Post cracks the code, by explaining that, if the Jets cut Tebow, they’ll owe the Broncos $1.53 million in 2013 salary that Denver already has paid to the player. |
The Jets presumably believe that, if they can trade Tebow, his next team will agree to pay $1.05 million to Tebow and $1.53 million to the Broncos. |
The other side of the coin is that the salary advance makes Tebow more attractive (or perhaps less unattractive) if he’s released by the Jets. Because he has only three years of service, Tebow would be subject to waivers. His current contract could be claimed, and he’d be owed only $1.05 million this year. |
That still may be more than anyone would want to pay him. Especially since it appears no one wants him. |
Why did the Jets trade for Tebow. Clearly they don’t want him, not from the start. |
..assuming some GM would pay $1.53M for a ham sandwich. |
This trade was bad from the start and just got worse. The Jets are a mess with a great fan group that deserves more. |
That is a small price to pay for someone that can generate 39 yards of passing! The Patriots would be fools to miss the opportunity to bench Brady. |
OK, here’s the thing: no one wants a pop-gun arm QB with awful mechanics who can’t read defenses. Tebow may have a terrific attitude but he’s a bad QB. |
Hell, he supposedly went to work with TWO specialists to work on his motion and he still went back to his old habits. |
Jets are no longer a mess…they have done a fantastic job since Idzick arrived, Tanenbaun was an awful GM. There is a lot more work to do, but let this GM continue to do his job, we are headed in a good direction.. |
“No one wants him,” is a bit harsh. I highly doubt no head coach/offensive coordinate aren’t willing to roll the dice and try to develop him. I think the truth is no team wants him as their starting QB at this moment. Someone will pick him up as a backup to their stud QB and try to develop him. |
Does some1 really want this dude, REALLY. |
Tebow makes the jets far more than they pay him. Even if he never plays, in apperal and press coverage the jets are making a good return on their investment. |
Can you trade a player directly to the CFL? |
Somebody will pick up Tebow. Hopefully, he’ll be released by the Jets. I hope for that because the guy needs to learn some humility, and he needs to keep his religious sideshow to himself. Tebow also needs to realize he doesn’t have the chops to be an NFL starter. If he’s willing to invest the time and respect the inve... |
Can they trade him to some far away place? Like Canada? Go away. |
@willyshock How do you ascertain he can’t play QB when he has succeeded beyond every other starting QB in the NFL in his previous usage as a QB ? He has two NC rings at the DIV 1 level, a Heisman, and 4 NCAA Div 1 records.. NONE of the other NFL QBs have that to their credit, and college DOES count, or they wouldn’t dr... |
Tim will be a beast, get over it.. and get used to it. He already has the entire fan base up in arms about it, one side or the other.. LOL. None of the logic used to assess his talent is relative to what he has done.. NO starting QB today aside from the top five or so could have taken a team that had the 24th ranked D,... |
A beautiful castle-like home in Maine that has a reputation for being haunted just hit the market for the first time in nearly 40 years. |
The gorgeous seaside Beckett's Castle in Cape Elizabeth has been listed for a cool $3.35million. |
The roughly 2,000-square-foot residence, which is named after writer and lawyer Sylvester Beckett, comes complete with a 30-foot-tall tower. |
The tower was used as a navigational aid for ships entering Portland Harbor at the time it was built in 1874. |
The unique castle, which is one of the most recognized residences on the coast of Maine, has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. |
The cozy property also has a guest house that includes one bedroom and bathroom. |
Outside of the home, there are gorgeous secret gardens that show off the spectacular view of Maine's coastline. |
There are unlimited breathtaking views of the lighthouses of Casco Bay and the surrounding islands. |
Nancy Harvey bought the residence during an auction for $150,000 in 1981. But since she passed away, her family is now selling the estate, Tish Whipple of Town and Shore Real Estate told Mansion Global. |
She explained that Harvey completely upgraded the home after it fell into disrepair under the previous owner. |
Beckett built the residence from local stone himself in 1874, according to a 1974 report nominating it to the National Register of Historic Places. |
Whipple said that it's rumored the previous owner before Harvey is responsible for the stories about the castle being haunted. |
She added that Harvey never witnessed any of the tales associated with the property, including the ghost of Beckett opening doors, taking down paintings or taking sheets off beds. |
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