News / MN Newsletter // July 28

July 28, 2019

Russia Ukraine Gap Between Russia’s Dreams and Means Feeds Adventurism Abroad - The Wall Street Journal Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues protest over Medvedev’s trip to Crimea - TASS Militants shelled Marinka checkpoint - 112 International The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat - Kyiv Post Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners - Kyiv Post Gap Between Russia’s Dreams and Means Feeds Adventurism Abroad - The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal MOSCOW—Russia’s elites think of themselves as heirs to the Soviet Union’s imperial glory. Problem is, they only possess the resources of a second-tier power. This fundamental conflict between aspirations and means—and between how Russia views itself and how it’s perceived by others—shapes President Vladimir Putin’s high-risk strategy in international affairs, from the Ukraine invasion to the Syria intervention to election interference in the U.S. Read More Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues protest over Medvedev’s trip to Crimea - TASS TASS KIEV, July 28. /TASS/. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has voiced protest in connection with the trip to Crimea of a Russian delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the ministry’s press service said on Sunday. Read More Militants shelled Marinka checkpoint - 112 International 112 International The illegal military formations has shelled Marinka checkpoint today. As a result, they violated the ceasefire, as the HQ of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reports.  "Today, at 0:15 a.m. Read More The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat Published July 28 at 12:04 pm This picture taken on July 25, 2019 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un watching through binoculars. Read More Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners Published July 28. Updated July 28 at 1:11 pm Activists hold signs with the names of illegally imprisoned Ukrainians by Russia during a rally demanding an immediate prisoner exchange in Kyiv on June 1, 2019. Read More

Top News British navy to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz - NBC News The struggle for LGBT equality: Pride meets prejudice in Poland - The Guardian Manhunt goes door-to-door amid sightings of teen murder suspects - ABC News GDP slows to 2.1% in second quarter but beats expectations thanks to strong consumer - CNBC Troy Tulowitzki Was the Promise of the Perfect Baseball Player - The Ringer British navy to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz - NBC News NBC News LONDON — Britain’s navy announced Thursday that it will accompany British ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized one of its tankers, but experts say a diplomatic — rather than military — solution to the impasse is most likely. Read More The struggle for LGBT equality: Pride meets prejudice in Poland - The Guardian The Guardian We set off from the Arsenal gallery in a small group of about 20 people, first through Białystok’s Branicki Palace gardens, where a “family picnic” is in full swing, organised by the Law and Justice party local authorities as a contrast to the Pride march. Read More Manhunt goes door-to-door amid sightings of teen murder suspects - ABC News ABC News Canadian authorities have zeroed in on a remote, swampy area in their nationwide manhunt for two teenage boys suspected of killing three people. Interested in Canadian Murder Case? Read More GDP slows to 2.1% in second quarter but beats expectations thanks to strong consumer - CNBC CNBC Growth decelerated in the second quarter, but not by as much as Wall Street thought, as tariffs and a global slowdown weighed on the U.S. economy, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Read More Troy Tulowitzki Was the Promise of the Perfect Baseball Player - The Ringer The Ringer Picture the perfect baseball player being built from scratch. He’d be a sure-handed shortstop, bringing defensive value and forging intangible confidence as the heart of the defense. Read More

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