These people became oligarchs, and they have dominated Ukraine's economy and politics until the present. Corruption became particularly brazen under President Viktor Yanukovych. Today, Ukraine has at least a chance to break out of this vicious circle of corruption and chronic economic underperformance ...
Doing too little has its risks, too. It might suggest an acquiescence to future Russian moves against other countries in eastern Europe, such as the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, although as NATO members those three have security assurances from the United States and the rest ...
How far might the United States and its allies go to help Ukraine defend itself if the buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine’s borders leads to an invasion?
Doing too little has its risks, too. It might suggest an acquiescence to future Russian moves against other countries in eastern Europe, such as the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, although as NATO members those three have security assurances from the United States and the rest ...
In fact, experience from other European countries suggests that where labor market participants have agreed a policy of wage restraint (often with the help of government mediation) this has promoted investment, greater competitiveness and ultimately higher labor productivity and rising incomes. Where ...
Americans will stay the course with the Ukrainian people because we understand that freedom is not free. That’s what we have always done whenever the enemies of freedom seek to bully and oppress innocent people, and it is what we are doing now. Vladimir Putin did not expect this degree of...
He is having to contend with a "growing sentiment" in the West that "Russia is no longer the threat it once was", Bell adds, which has disincentivised countries to give up their own resources to help Ukraine - when there are more pertinent issues at home. ...
"You can credit Donald Trump - in part - with countries spending more on defence," Stone says. That being said, the alliance has done a lot of work to "Trump-proof" itself - particularly when it comes to being able to sustainably fund Ukraine ...
Russia has invaded Crimea-and hence has invaded Ukraine. No Obamaesque circumlocutions about “uncontested arrivals” can gainsay that very basic fact. The Russians have occupied a major Ukrainian air base in the peninsula, and have given an ultimatum to all Ukrainian military units to surrender ...
Near the end of his address, Biden compared both countries to make the point that Washington looks stronger on the world stage than Beijing. “America is rising,” he said. “We have the best economy in the world.” Biden added that the U.S. is pushing back against China...