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The NATO split is deepening as Donald Trump accuses the UK-led 'coalition of the willing' of being weak for relying on an American backstop for peace. As bombs and drones rained down on Ukraine yesterday, Emmanuel Macron proposed a 30-day end to the fighting – but without any security guarantees for Kyiv. Britain and other allies gave the plan the cold shoulder, as the UK supports the Ukrainian position which is that any end to the war must be secured by an agreement which Russia will be too scared to break. European leaders were hoping a common policy on Ukraine...

A Proper Juxtaposition Share on Other Sites J.J Speelman National Politics, Opinion It was a sunny day in Charlotte, NC. President Obama was just sworn in as the nation’s 44th president and there was a sort of happy energy flowing around the streets of an economically challenged area of the city. As I was driving down the long stretch of Beaties Ford Road, I noticed to my left, a shirt vendor selling Barrack Obama tees and hats. A few parking lots up the road, I saw another vendor selling the same products, along with a few that had Obama’s face...