One chance to make a first impression – and Trump blew it

Finian Cunningham (born 1963) has written extensively on international affairs, with articles published in several languages. Originally from Belfast, Ireland, he is a Master’s graduate in Agricultural Chemistry and worked as a scientific editor for the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, before pursuing a career in newspaper journalism. For over 20 years he worked as an editor and writer in major news media organizations, including The Mirror, Irish Times and Independent. Now a freelance journalist based in East Africa, his columns appear on RT, Sputnik, Strategic Culture Foundation and Press TV.

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NATO Recoils From Trump Spending Salvos

 FINIAN CUNNINGHAM 

When US President Donald Trump addressed the opening of the NATO summit last week, it was an embarrassing display of American bullying. As Trump lectured the other leaders of the military alliance about laggardly financial commitments, there was much shuffling of feet and grimacing of faces. There were also contemptuous smirks as the president spoke.

Speaking outside the new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels, Trump declared that many members «owed» the US a lot of money for their defense. He said it w ... Read more »

Вознесение. Таинственный праздник

Вознесение Господне — один из древних праздников, установленный Православной Церковью в воспоминание вознесения Господа нашего Иисуса Христа на небо после Его Воскресения. Празднуется в сороковой день после Пасхи и всегда приходится на четверг. В тропаре праздника ясно изображается это событие: Вознеслся еси во славе, Христе Боже наш, радость сотворивый учеником Твоим, обетованием Святаго Духа, извещенным им бывшим благословением, яко Ты еси Сын Божий, избавитель мира.

Вознесение - таинственный праздник; это праздник, когда мы радуемся о разлуке. Христос, беседуя со Своими учениками в последний вечер перед Своей смертью на кресте, им говорил: Лучше вам, чтобы Я отошел; потому что когда Я отой ... Read more »