#Arm the Ukrainians now and other commentary

#Arm the Ukrainians now and other commentary

“Arm the Ukrainians now and other commentary” From the right: Arm the Ukrainians Now “Optimists believe that a fully equipped Ukrainian army could halt Russia’s advance and drive its army back to the pre-Feb. 24 line of demarcation,” writes William Galston at The Wall Street Journal. And though “recent Russian successes” are “tempting policy analysts…

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#Biden opens European tour with slap at Brits

#Biden opens European tour with slap at Brits

“#Biden opens European tour with slap at Brits” Remember Clark Griswold, that happy-go-lucky Everyman who takes the trip of a lifetime, offends his hosts, and confirms every prejudice about Americans? Welcome to “Joe Biden’s European Vacation.” The president is reviving the National Lampoon series on his trip to England for the G-7 summit. Too bad…

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# Brexit and fintech: A spring stocktake

# Brexit and fintech: A spring stocktake

“# Brexit and fintech: A spring stocktake ” It has been four months since the Brexit trade deal came into effect between the United Kingdom and the European Union. The deal, in common with other free trade agreements, does very little to support the export of financial services from the U.K. into the single market….

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#UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape

#UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape

“#UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape” LONDON — Trucks owned by U.K. shellfish firms descended on Britain’s Parliament Monday to protest the Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their businesses. More than a dozen large lorries — one bearing the words “Brexit carnage!” — drove past the Houses of Parliament…

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#Boris Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship

#Boris Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship

“#Boris Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship” PARIS – The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday h, e was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit. Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in…

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#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’

#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’

“#Raphael Warnock preached Brexit was ‘ethnocentrism and hate’” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock denounced the UK’s vote to leave the European Union as “ethnocentrism and hate” in a newly resurfaced 2018 sermon. “Hate has gone viral,” the pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church said of the 2016 vote to leave the political and trade…

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#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal

“#EU ambassadors give ‘green light’ to Brexit deal” ​Ambassadors of 27 European Union member states on Monday unanimously approved the provisional application of the Brexit agreement struck on Christmas Eve between the United Kingdom and the EU.   “Green light,” said Germany’s spokesman Sebastian Fischer after the vote in Brussels. The deal, reached after nine…

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