an “economic dwarf in europe" and a "gas station with nukes"....


Only joining NATO, hosting nuclear weapons, or accepting a major foreign military force can truly guarantee Ukraine’s security, ex-top general Valery has claimed.
Ukraine’s former armed forces commander-in-chief made the remarks in a piece run by The Telegraph on Saturday.
In every era, certain industries become so large, so politically embedded, and so culturally unexamined that their performance ceases to matter.
The cockroach saw my shadow
And knew death was coming his way
Equipped with a shoe a hammer and a spray
I was tricked when he crawled into a hollow
Bastard
Through the floorboards behind the old wardrobe
That had never moved since dad had died abroad

Axios clarified the obvious this week: Ted Cruz is preparing to run for president, again.
Everything is more expensive these days, but especially those beauties already expensive to begin with.
Airspace “above and surrounding”Venezuela is now closed, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against the country, citing its alleged involvement in the illicit drug trade, a charge Venezuela’s leadership has consistently denied.

The Russian embassy in the UK has accused British media of misrepresenting President Vladimir Putin’s comments on the Ukraine conflict.
The European Space Agency (ESA) will begin working on defense projects for the first time, in a move it is describing as “historic.” A resolution by its 23 member states says the agency has the tools to develop space systems “for security and defense.”