Ukraine Moves Toward NATO Alliance with Parliament Vote

Ukraine Moves Toward NATO Alliance with Parliament Vote

ByKyle W. Bell

Signaling a step toward NATO membership and further western alliance, the Ukraine parliament on Tuesday voted to drop the country’s ‘non-aligned’ status, which had prevented the country from joining such military coalitions. Observers note that the decision is likely to antagonize Russia, which has been vocally opposed to Ukraine’s increased alignment with NATO. After the…

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Exxon Mobil Begins Drilling Russia’s Arctic Waters in Spite of Sanctions

ByKyle W. Bell

Despite increasing western sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, Exxon Mobil has begun drilling their first well in Russia’s pristine Arctic territory on Saturday. “Today, commercial success is driven by efficient international cooperation,” Reuters reported Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying on a video conference with Glenn Waller, ExxonMobil’s lead manager in Russia,…