UK defense minister visits Ukraine, says Black Sea is not Russia's - Reuters

December 21, 2018

Russia Ukraine UK defense minister visits Ukraine, says Black Sea is not Russia's - Reuters Trump shifts blame to Democrats for possible government shutdown - Axios Yet again, a fistfight breaks out in Ukraine’s parliament - The Washington Post Mattis gives up on Trump - Axios Why the spotlight on generic drug prices is getting brighter - Axios UK defense minister visits Ukraine, says Black Sea is not Russia's - Reuters Reuters FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) - British defense minister Gavin Williamson visited Ukraine on Friday where he told his Ukrainian counterpart that the Black Sea did not belong to Russia and that Britain had sent a Royal Navy ship there to show Kiev did not stand alone. Read More Trump shifts blame to Democrats for possible government shutdown - Axios Axios President Trump tweeted Friday that it would be a "Democrat Shutdown" if Senate Democrats vote down the short-term spending bill that the House passed last night, which includes $5.7 billion for Trump's border wall. Read More Yet again, a fistfight breaks out in Ukraine’s parliament - The Washington Post The Washington Post Ruby Mellen Research assistant for the Today's WorldView newsletter December 20 at 4:18 PM 'Tis the season . . . to punch your colleague. But in Ukraine, apparently, it’s always that season. Read More Mattis gives up on Trump - Axios Axios Among President Trump’s Twitter bombshells it ranks among the biggest, if not the most surprising: Defense Secretary James Mattis is leaving at the end of February. The backdrop: Trump framed the news as a retirement. Read More Why the spotlight on generic drug prices is getting brighter - Axios Axios Generic drugs are America's solution to high branded drug prices, but recent events have raised the question of whether the generics market is working the way it's supposed to. Between the lines: Sometimes competition does fail, and generic drug prices become too high, experts say. Read More

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