How timely! The Minister of Eastern European Affairs has been dispatched on assignment to gather facts about events in Eastern Europe. President Obama was in Poland observing the 25th Anniversary of the Polish vote that lead to the independence of Poland from Soviet domination. This, of course, eventually lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the breakup of the USSR.
Our Minister is also going home to Byelorussia to visit family. It's been a few years since she has been home and she's going to introduce her new American husband. What a surprise for the folks back home.
Given her language and cultural ties, I'm sure she will have many insights into conditions on the ground in that part of Europe. Maybe she can figure out what is going on with Russia's natural gas pipeline(s) and the price for that gas.
We will wait for answers.
Report to follow in a few weeks.
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