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Putin just invited the new Greek prime minister to Moscow
Relations between Russia and the new government in Greece continue to warm.On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to visit Russia, reports...
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Russian oil giant Gazprom is confident about its grip on Europe
As oil companies fret over meager quarterly earnings because of the low price of oil, Russia’s gas monopoly, the government-controlled Gazprom, says it will be increasing its deliveries to Europe...
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A security firm claims it was Russia that hacked Sony — and that it still has...
There's a new twist in the story of the devastating hack on Sony Pictures late last year: A security firm says Russian hackers also secretly played a part in the attack. And, the firm says, the hackers...
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Russia might rename a major city 'Stalingrad'
A Russian city might go back to its old name: Stalingrad.Volgograd, famous as the site of a major WWII battle, might once again be renamed Stalingrad after a referendum, the chairman of the Federation...
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Meet the Russian oligarchs who own the West's most famous brands
Russia's wealth disparity is off the charts. Just over 100 billionaires hold a third of the country's wealth. That's largely down to Russia's chaotic 1990s. Enterprising and ruthless men (and they are...
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Alarming GIF shows Russian-backed rebels slowly taking over eastern Ukraine
Ukraine's Pravda has released a shocking GIF depicting the advance of Russian-backed separatists across eastern Ukraine. The GIF is compiled from five months of battlefield maps released by Ukraine's...
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Low oil prices are weakening Venezuela, Russia and Iran's international power
Three major countries that have been a thorn in the side of the United States are going to see diminishing influence over the coming years because of declining oil prices.That's the verdict of Bank of...
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European leaders have a surprising new plan for peace in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- In a new push for peace, the leaders of France and Germany headed Thursday to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. The surprise move appeared...
View ArticlePutin's $51 billion Sochi plan blew up in his face
It's been one year since the beginning of the Sochi Winter games, the most expensive Olympics of all time. President Vladimir Putin assured Russians that the $51 billion dollar price tag would be...
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Russian-backed rebels say they conducted their first airstrike against Ukraine
Russian-backed separatists say that they have conducted their first air strike on Ukrainian forces.According to reports on several news outlets, including the Russian RIA-Novosti press agency, a Su-25...
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Russia's happiness more than doubled in 2014 despite the country's war and...
An amazing poll by Gallup and Romir, a Russian research company, suggests that Russians were more than twice as happy at the end of 2014 than they were in 2013, and at their happiest in at least three...
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Russians advised to pull their money out of banks and prepare for 'black...
A columnist for Russia's Vedomosti newspaper, a joint venture between the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, has advised readers to pull their savings out of banks and convert them into...
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Merkel dampens hopes that Moscow talks will result in a ceasefire agreement...
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was unclear whether she and French President Francois Hollande would achieve a breakthrough with Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks...
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Hollande and Merkel fly to Russia and try not to get duped by Putin over Ukraine
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande will arrive in Moscow on Friday afternoon to try to convince Vladimir Putin to accept a new deal for peace in Ukraine.The key issue is how they will define the areas...
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Putin spokesman on Asperger's claim: 'That is stupidity not worthy of comment'
Vladimir Putin's spokesman "angrily dismissed" a Pentagon think tank's claim that the Russian president has Asperger's syndrome."That is stupidity not worthy of comment," spokesman Dmitry Peskov said,...
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Russia beefs up ballistic missile launchers patrolling
Russian mobile ballistic missile launchers have been put on combat patrol mission in six Russian regions.Russian Defense Ministry spokesman for Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) Colonel Igor Yegorov said...
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Look at all the crazy weapons Russians carry on the subway
Knives, guns, and machetes. That's not the shopping list of a serial killer, just a few of the things that Russians carry on the subway with them every day. Photographer Oleg Ponomarev from The Calvert...
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This chart shows all of the submarines currently in the Russian Navy
Russia's submarine fleet is one of the most capable in the world, perhaps second only to that of the United States.The submarine fleet is mostly a holdover from the days of the Cold War. Nuclear-armed...
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The press and foreign governments have a long history of speculating on...
If you believe the Kremlin's PR, President Vladimir Putin is an alligator-wrestling action hero.But if you believe the deluge of rumors about his health in recent years, he's an ailing and...
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Putin-backed rebels just made a huge move right under Europe's nose
On the eve of Angela Merkel and François Hollande's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) made a concrete push for Putin's vision of eastern...
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