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The Guardian: Trump questions impartiality of Russia investigation chief Robert Mueller

Donald Trump has questioned the impartiality of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the US …
The Guardian

The Economist: Germany’s Russian gas pipeline smells funny to America

Like vinyl records and popped collars, rows between the United States and Europe over Russian energy are making a comeback. In the early 1980s Ronald …
The Economist

New York Times: FBI investigating deals involving Paul Manafort and son-in-law

Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals …
New York Times

BBC: London tower blaze began in faulty fridge

The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge freezer, and outside cladding failed safety tests, police say. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: EU flexes military muscles with new defense plan

European Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defense plan for decades on June 22, agreeing a multi-billion-euro weapons fund, shared …
Reuters

Reuters: Arab states demand Qatar closes Al Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran

Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and …
Reuters

The Hill: House defense bill to counter threats from Russia, North Korea

The House Armed Services Committee is proposing several policy moves in its annual defense authorization bill to counter threats from Russia and North …
The Hill

Reuters: Trump denies obstructing FBI probe, says has no tapes of talks with Comey

U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 22 he had not obstructed the FBI’s probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election …
Reuters

EBRD lends $140 million to Kazakhstan’s Polymetal for development of Kyzyl gold deposit

ALMATY – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Polymetal have signed a $140-million investment agreement to develop the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Economy minister says Estonia does not support Nord Stream 2 project

TALLINN – The Estonian government objects to the laying of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea bottom, Economic Affairs and …
Interfax-Ukraine

BBC: Battle for Mosul – destruction of al-Nuri mosque ‘shows IS defeated’ (VIDEO)

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the destruction of an ancient mosque in the city of Mosul is “an official declaration of defeat” by …
BBC

EurActiv: Schäuble says Europe must do more to defend liberal world order

Europe must assume greater responsibility to defend a liberal, democratic world order as the United States appears increasingly less willing to do so, …
EurActiv.com

Washington Post: Trump’s pick for the No. 2 Pentagon job faces tough questions during confirmation hearing

President Trump’s choice to take the No. 2 job at the Pentagon had a rocky confirmation hearing June 20, with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman …
Washington Post

Reuters: White House says US sanctions to stay until Russia quits eastern Ukraine

U.S. sanctions on Russia will remain in place until Moscow withdraws from eastern Ukraine, a White House spokesman said on June 2o. Read more here.
Reuters

Washington Post: Trump calls Ukraine the thing Ukrainians hate the most

As President Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, on June 20 at the White House, he made an unfortunate slip. “It’s a great …
Washington Post

Poroshenko to meet with US secretary of state later on June 20

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold negotiations at the U.S. Department of Defense and will meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: US says Russia not behaving in threatening way in Syria

The U.S. military on June 20 said Russia was not carrying out any actions in Syria that “cause us concern,” even after Moscow said a day earlier it …
Reuters

NATO deploys 4 battalions in Baltic states, Poland

BRUSSELS – NATO has finalized the deployment of four multinational battalions on its eastern flank under the program of Russia’s deterrence. “Today …
Interfax-Ukraine
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