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An Al Qaeda Linked Group Just Launched A Huge Attack In Chechnya
Fighters from the Caucasus Emirate entered the Chechen capital of Grozny last night and launched a major assault on security forces and government buildings.The fighting, which lasted through the...
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Before He Left The Country, Russia's Mark Zuckerberg Had A SWAT Team With...
Pavel Durov — who has often been referred to as "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg" since the social network he founded became bigger than Facebook in Russia — fled his home country in April.He says he did this...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed a sense of optimism in his national address today, despite the country's economic struggles brought about by Western sanctions and falling oil prices....
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Putin Gives Passionate Speech About The Rise Of Russia And How The West Can't...
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia's enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong, in an annual state of the union speech that seemed to...
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Those Iranian Strikes Are Just The Latest Sign That The Obama Administration...
After reports this week that Iranian aircraft had bombed ISIS targets in Iraq, US Secretary of State John Kerry denied there was any military coordination between Washington and Tehran.He then...
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German TV: Up To '99 Percent' Of Russian Olympic Athletes Are Doping
Up to “99 percent” of Russian Olympic athletes are doping and the Russian Athletics Federation (RAF) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) are covering up positive tests,...
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Putin Wants Oligarchs And Criminals To Bring Their Dirty Money Back To Russia
With the Russian ruble’s value at historic lows and the country’s central bank predicting an imminent recession, President Vladimir Putin struck a combative tone in his annual address to the Federal...
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Russia's Strategy For Undermining Western Unity Is Working
Vladimir Putin's timing can be impeccable.On the day before NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels, Belgium, this past week to re-affirm their unity and determination in the face of Moscow's aggression...
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Russia Is Suffering A 'Buckwheat Panic'
Moscow (AFP) - With its warm, fluffy brown grains, buckwheat is the ultimate comfort food for Russians and as sanctions hit home, it is flying off the shelves in a shopping frenzy dubbed the "buckwheat...
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Russia's Economy Has Shrunk So Much It's Now Only As Small As Spain
The decline in the price of oil, Western economic sanctions against the nation following its invasion of Ukraine, and the collapse of the Russian rouble that resulted, has decimated Russia's...
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Power Shortages Have Forced Ukraine To Import Electricity From Russia
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government has allowed state energy company Ukrinterenergo to import electricity from Russia to cover current power shortages caused by a lack of coal, the Ukrainian energy...
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Putin’s Ruble Troubles Are Starting To Hit Russia's Neighbors
The combination of plummeting oil prices and international sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the summer has done significant damage to the Russian economy in recent months.Now,...
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The Head Of Russia's Second-Largest Bank Has Threatened To Punch Anyone Who...
The head of Russia's second-largest bank on Friday threatened to "fist fight" anyone who accused his firm of speculation against the rouble.Andrei Kostin, the head of state-owned VTB bank, told TV...
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Gérard Depardieu Says He Is 'Proud To Be Russian' In This Slightly Terrifying...
French actor Gérard Depardieu capped his recently granted Russian citizenship earlier this year by signing up to become the face of Swiss luxury watch brand CVSTOS’ new “Proud to be Russian” range. The...
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The Fancy Sports Car Is The Hot New Currency Hedge In Russia
When the economy's going down, the next logical step is to go out and buy a new Porsche — right?Well, in Russia right now, yes.According to a new report by Bloomberg, Russians from all financial...
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Russia Has Gone Ahead And Built The Helicopters For Those French Mistrals
A press release by company Russian Helicopters suggests that the Ka-52K helicopter (K stands for korabielny, which means naval), is ready and the first units of the rotor-craft have already been...
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The Truth About That Pic Of A Russian Priest Sprinkling Holy Water On Central...
You may have seen this photo passed around the Twittersphere over the last few days.Its caption says: "MOSCOW, street Neglinnaya, 2 December 2014. A priest is casting out the demons responsible for...
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Russia Has Resumed Sending Gas To Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Russia resumed gas flows to Ukraine on Tuesday after halting them six months ago in a dispute over prices and unpaid debts, Ukraine's gas transport monopoly said."Ukraine has started...
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Putin Is Infiltrating European Politics With Shocking Effectiveness
Putin has become shockingly effective at influencing European politics through a host of far-right parties. The following chart from the Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence (CESI) shows Russia's...
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Analysts Have No Idea How The Russian Central Bank Plans To Rescue The...
Just two days before the Russian Central Bank is scheduled to a hold a meeting to set interest rates, analysts' forecasts about the bank's plan to rescue the rouble are all over the place.Market...
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